What Are Patent Maintenance Fees?
What Are Patent Maintenance Fees? If you have a utility patent or you’re thinking about getting one, you might have heard about maintenance fees. People often refer to patent maintenance…
Why Do Patents Expire?
If you’ve spent the time and money to make an invention and patent it, you might be wondering: why do patents expire? Why doesn’t the USPTO (The United States Patent…
What Do Design Patents Protect?
Whether you have a design that you want to protect with a design patent or you’re just wondering what design patents protect, you’ve come to the right place. We will…
Do Design Patents Have Maintenance Fees?
Whether you’ve patented your design with a design patent or you’re thinking about obtaining a design patent, you probably heard that some patents require the payment of maintenance fees. So,…
Do Provisional Patent Applications Get Published?
Whether you’ve already filed a provisional application or you’re thinking about filing one, you may be wondering whether the USPTO (The United States Patent and Trademark Office) publishes provisional patent…
Do Design Patents Expire?
Whether you’re currently working on a design that you want to protect with a design patent or you’ve already patented your design, you might be wondering when does a design…
What is the Benefit of a Provisional Patent?
If you’re an inventor and you’re working on an awesome invention, you might be wondering about patenting your invention. You may have done some research and you may have come…
How Does a Utility Patent Work?
How Does a Utility Patent Work? A utility patent works by allowing inventors to stop others from using, making, selling, and copying their invention for a limited period of time…
Can You Patent a Food Idea?
Patents allow inventors of new machines, processes, designs, and compositions of matter to protect their intellectual property (IP) with a patent. So, if you have the best idea for a…
What Does a Design Patent Protect?
The USPTO (The United States Patent and Trademark Office) issues design patents to inventors of new designs. Design patents allow inventors to stop others from using, making, and selling the…