Utility Patents
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 and Trademark Office) allow patents to last forever? Patents offer inventors intellectual property rights that…
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 (20 years). The 20-year patent term starts at the time an inventor files his utility…
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 food, can you patent it? Patents allow inventors to stop others from using, making, and…
How Long Does It Take to Get a Utility Patent?
The USPTO (The United States Patent and Trademark Office) issues utility patents to inventors to protect processes, machines, and compositions of matter. Utility patents last for 20 years from the date an inventor files a patent application with the patent office. We often get asked:…
Can You Sell a Patent?
If you’ve spent the time and money developing and patenting an invention, you might be wondering how to profit from it. Inventors often have a hard time marketing the product or invention they’ve patented, so they explore the options of what they can do with…
Can You Patent a Supplement Formula?
If you’ve just finished developing an awesome supplement, you might be wondering how you can protect your new supplement formula. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers inventors of new compositions of matter, including formulas, the ability to protect them with a patent….
Can You Get a Design and Utility Patent?
You’ve got an invention and you want to patent it, so you’re wondering what type of protection you need. We are here to help explain what types of patents the USPTO offers and which ones are right for your invention. The patent office offers both…
When Does a Utility Patent Expire?
The Patent Office grants inventors a patent over new inventions, processes, and designs. We often get the question: when does a utility patent expire? We will answer this question below. When Does a Utility Patent Expire? A utility patent expires 20 years after an applicant…
Can You Patent an Idea For a Product?
The USPTO (The United States Patent and Trademark Office) offers inventors of new machines, processes, designs, and compositions of matters a monopoly over their invention for a limited period of time. The length of the monopoly depends on the type of patent that the inventor…
Can Cosmetics Be Patented?
Whether you have invented your own cosmetic or you’ve been to Sephora, you may be wondering whether cosmetics can be patented? Patents are a form of intellectual property (IP) protection that allows inventors to monopolize their invention for a limited period of time, usually for…
