By: Michael J Foycik Jr.
March 22, 2020
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
US & USPTO TRADEMARK GENERAL INFORMATION
Preparing a US Trademark Application
To start, the trademark owner will have chosen a word, phrase, or design as their trademark. The trademark is what is applied to the goods or services, and is NOT usually the company’s name. For example, a company named XYZ which sells garments will attach a label to those garments with a trademark such as the fashion designer’s name, and NOT with the name of their company. To claim trademark rights, the symbol “TM” can be used, preferably as a superscript after the trademark. Alternatively it can be written in parentheses after the trademark. Example: If the trademark is “Wise“, it can be written as Wise™.
A US Trademark Lawyer, also called a US Trademark Attorney, can prepare a US Trademark Application for filing with the USPTO. The US Trademark Lawyer will draft a trademark application using a description of the goods/services together with a drawing showing the trademark, where the “drawing“ is often just the typed word in capital letters. That format encompasses all variations of that mark, within the laws pertaining to how marks are used. For example, the typed drawing in all capital letters will encompass an infringing use of the mark in script letters, or as part of a larger drawing.
Read read >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/US-USPTO-Trademark.html
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Apple patent talk: Sheet of glass computer, finger wearables
By: Nancy Cohen
Apple's ideas for future coolth are interesting in light of patent applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
As in? A radical desktop computer design that presents a sheet of curved glass.
As in? Haptic-feedback finger devices to control objects in mixed reality and virtual reality.
Apple patent watchers were definitely eager to talk about the sheet of curved glass. Engadget's reaction was typical of most reactions among tech watchers—maybe this will happen, maybe not.
"This isn't a product roadmap for Apple—we wouldn't count on a curved-glass Mac like this arriving soon, if at all," said Engadget. "There would be technical limitations to overcome like adjustability of the display...This patent application does shed light on Apple's design process, though, and suggests that it's willing to dramatically revamp desktop Macs..."
Andrew Griffin, Independent, had a similar conclusion, that Apple's design process appeared to be considering "entirely new kinds of computers."
Read more >> https://techxplore.com/news/2020-01-apple-patent-sheet-glass-finger.html
Apple's ideas for future coolth are interesting in light of patent applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
As in? A radical desktop computer design that presents a sheet of curved glass.
As in? Haptic-feedback finger devices to control objects in mixed reality and virtual reality.
Apple patent watchers were definitely eager to talk about the sheet of curved glass. Engadget's reaction was typical of most reactions among tech watchers—maybe this will happen, maybe not.
"This isn't a product roadmap for Apple—we wouldn't count on a curved-glass Mac like this arriving soon, if at all," said Engadget. "There would be technical limitations to overcome like adjustability of the display...This patent application does shed light on Apple's design process, though, and suggests that it's willing to dramatically revamp desktop Macs..."
Andrew Griffin, Independent, had a similar conclusion, that Apple's design process appeared to be considering "entirely new kinds of computers."
Read more >> https://techxplore.com/news/2020-01-apple-patent-sheet-glass-finger.html
Monday, March 16, 2020
Unpatentable - No Problem! Tips To Protect Your Idea Anyway
By: Michael J Foycik Jr.
March 17, 2020
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
So your new idea might not be patentable. Don't let that stop you! Here's some tips on what to do when your invention is not patentable.
Tip one: mark everything “confidential” and protect it under trade secret law.
Tip two: anything can be a trade secret. It just depends on the person seeing it. If it's new to them, and it's marked confidential, then it's a trade secret.
Tip three: a trade secret is probably better than a patent when it comes to those you have direct contact with. This is helpful if the idea is misappropriated by a retailer, distributor, developer, investor, and anyone else who sees the idea through you.
Tip four: file a provisional patent application (“PPA”). It documents your trade secret, the date of filing, and the ownership. As a government record, it is evidence. Few things could be as good.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/Unpatentable-No-Problem-Tips-To-Protect-Your-Idea-Anyway.html
March 17, 2020
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
So your new idea might not be patentable. Don't let that stop you! Here's some tips on what to do when your invention is not patentable.
Tip one: mark everything “confidential” and protect it under trade secret law.
Tip two: anything can be a trade secret. It just depends on the person seeing it. If it's new to them, and it's marked confidential, then it's a trade secret.
Tip three: a trade secret is probably better than a patent when it comes to those you have direct contact with. This is helpful if the idea is misappropriated by a retailer, distributor, developer, investor, and anyone else who sees the idea through you.
Tip four: file a provisional patent application (“PPA”). It documents your trade secret, the date of filing, and the ownership. As a government record, it is evidence. Few things could be as good.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/Unpatentable-No-Problem-Tips-To-Protect-Your-Idea-Anyway.html
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets: A Guide
By: Annika Bansal
If you’re an entrepreneur, it’s likely that you’ve heard about intellectual property. If you aren’t particularly familiar with the details of it, this is a great place to start!
Intellectual property (IP) law can be broken up into four main areas: patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
Regardless of your industry, IP law can play a major role in protecting your original ideas, especially if you’re just starting out and part of a smaller venture.
Here is a guide to patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets to help get you started on IP law!
Read more >> https://small-bizsense.com/patents-trademarks-copyrights-and-trade-secrets-a-guide/
If you’re an entrepreneur, it’s likely that you’ve heard about intellectual property. If you aren’t particularly familiar with the details of it, this is a great place to start!
Intellectual property (IP) law can be broken up into four main areas: patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
Regardless of your industry, IP law can play a major role in protecting your original ideas, especially if you’re just starting out and part of a smaller venture.
Here is a guide to patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets to help get you started on IP law!
Read more >> https://small-bizsense.com/patents-trademarks-copyrights-and-trade-secrets-a-guide/
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
How Much Does A Patent Cost?
By: Michael J Foycik Jr.
March 12, 2020
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
How much does a patent cost?
We try to keep your costs as low as possible, and as affordable as possible. We provide flat fee estimates in advance, at no charge to you.
In the simplest cases, where the invention is easy to describe or show in a few figures of drawing, patent application can be prepared for as little as $1800, with a government filing fee of $540 for a small entity (this cost is slightly less for electronic filing).
The formal drawings, if needed, can usually be obtained for less than $150 per sheet. One sheet might have several figures on it, depending on the complexity of the invention, thus saving money.
If the patent application is granted, the government charges an issue fee of $755 and publication fee of $300. A service charge of $80 is added for attending to preparing and filing the Issue Fee Transmittal.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/how-much-does-a-patent-cost.html
March 12, 2020
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
How much does a patent cost?
We try to keep your costs as low as possible, and as affordable as possible. We provide flat fee estimates in advance, at no charge to you.
In the simplest cases, where the invention is easy to describe or show in a few figures of drawing, patent application can be prepared for as little as $1800, with a government filing fee of $540 for a small entity (this cost is slightly less for electronic filing).
The formal drawings, if needed, can usually be obtained for less than $150 per sheet. One sheet might have several figures on it, depending on the complexity of the invention, thus saving money.
If the patent application is granted, the government charges an issue fee of $755 and publication fee of $300. A service charge of $80 is added for attending to preparing and filing the Issue Fee Transmittal.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/how-much-does-a-patent-cost.html
Monday, March 9, 2020
A Quick Guide to Cannabis Patents: What You Need to Know
By: Bill Weinberg
Amid the quick expansion of the legal cannabis market, many cannabis growers and business owners are pushing to secure intellectual property rights for the strains and products they’ve created.
Cannabis patents currently exist in a still-clouded regulatory atmosphere thanks to federal prohibition, but it’s still possible to receive one — and the cannabis industry is certainly rising to the challenge to secure their own rights to continue cultivating strains that have long been part of the genetic and intellectual commons.
In the midst of this push for protecting cannabis intellectual property, there has been a rash of court cases and developments that have changed the foundation of cannabis patents in America. So what does it mean for the average cannabis consumer, who perhaps has heard to be wary of the day a patent-wielding Monsanto enters the cannabis industry?
Read more >> https://cannabisnow.com/a-quick-guide-to-cannabis-patents-what-you-need-to-know/
Amid the quick expansion of the legal cannabis market, many cannabis growers and business owners are pushing to secure intellectual property rights for the strains and products they’ve created.
Cannabis patents currently exist in a still-clouded regulatory atmosphere thanks to federal prohibition, but it’s still possible to receive one — and the cannabis industry is certainly rising to the challenge to secure their own rights to continue cultivating strains that have long been part of the genetic and intellectual commons.
In the midst of this push for protecting cannabis intellectual property, there has been a rash of court cases and developments that have changed the foundation of cannabis patents in America. So what does it mean for the average cannabis consumer, who perhaps has heard to be wary of the day a patent-wielding Monsanto enters the cannabis industry?
Read more >> https://cannabisnow.com/a-quick-guide-to-cannabis-patents-what-you-need-to-know/
Thursday, March 5, 2020
US & USPTO Patent - General Information
By: Michael J Foycik Jr.
March 6, 2020
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
US & USPTO PATENT GENERAL INFORMATION
Introduction
The US law provides for patent and trademark protection. The administrative agencies responsible for this are the US Patent Office and the US Trademark Office, which are combined and called the US Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviated as USPTO. In the following, the abbreviation USPTO will be used throughout.
Preparing a patent application
A US Patent Lawyer, also called a US Patent Attorney, normally prepares a US Patent Application for filing with the USPTO. The US Patent Lawyer works with the inventor to draft a specification having a description of the invention, including drawings when possible. The draft is then studied by the inventor, and changes are made if necessary. When the draft is accepted by the inventor, the inventor signs a form called a Declaration, claiming inventorship of the application. Once it is filed, it receives a Serial Number and an Official Filing Receipt, and thus becomes an official US Patent Application.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/US-USPTO-Patent.html
March 6, 2020
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
US & USPTO PATENT GENERAL INFORMATION
Introduction
The US law provides for patent and trademark protection. The administrative agencies responsible for this are the US Patent Office and the US Trademark Office, which are combined and called the US Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviated as USPTO. In the following, the abbreviation USPTO will be used throughout.
Preparing a patent application
A US Patent Lawyer, also called a US Patent Attorney, normally prepares a US Patent Application for filing with the USPTO. The US Patent Lawyer works with the inventor to draft a specification having a description of the invention, including drawings when possible. The draft is then studied by the inventor, and changes are made if necessary. When the draft is accepted by the inventor, the inventor signs a form called a Declaration, claiming inventorship of the application. Once it is filed, it receives a Serial Number and an Official Filing Receipt, and thus becomes an official US Patent Application.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/US-USPTO-Patent.html
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
SELECTING, CLEARING, AND PROTECTING YOUR IP AND WHY THIS SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY FOR STARTUPS
By: Laura Good
As a startup looking for financing and seed money, you not only need to have a game plan for protecting your intellectual property assets, but you also need to consider how you intend to market and sell your products/services. In this session, we will discuss the various ways in which you can select, clear, and protect the intellectual property of your company. We will talk through the options, and also discuss the pros and cons to each option. In addition to discussing how to select the right type of IP protection from the outset, we will cover what could happen if you don’t take the necessary steps to protect your IP and other details regarding the following topics:
1. Types of IP
a. Trademark
b. Patent
c. Trade secrets
d. Copyright
2. Documentation needed for IP protection
3. What Happens When Your IP has not been Protected Properly
This includes not using the proper forum to cover your IP
Read more >> https://startupsac.com/selecting-clearing-and-protecting-your-ip-and-why-this-should-be-top-priority-for-startups-2/
As a startup looking for financing and seed money, you not only need to have a game plan for protecting your intellectual property assets, but you also need to consider how you intend to market and sell your products/services. In this session, we will discuss the various ways in which you can select, clear, and protect the intellectual property of your company. We will talk through the options, and also discuss the pros and cons to each option. In addition to discussing how to select the right type of IP protection from the outset, we will cover what could happen if you don’t take the necessary steps to protect your IP and other details regarding the following topics:
1. Types of IP
a. Trademark
b. Patent
c. Trade secrets
d. Copyright
2. Documentation needed for IP protection
3. What Happens When Your IP has not been Protected Properly
This includes not using the proper forum to cover your IP
Read more >> https://startupsac.com/selecting-clearing-and-protecting-your-ip-and-why-this-should-be-top-priority-for-startups-2/
Sunday, March 1, 2020
How to Patent a Design
By: Michael J Foycik Jr.
March 2, 2020
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
A design
Each “how to patent” subject is discussed in detail below. Here are ways to get a patent.
A design is anything which is not functional. A casing or cover for a working device can be a design. Other things can be designs too. A design can best be protected by a design patent application, and usually costs much less to file than a utility (“regular“) patent application. Even the government filing fee is much lower for a design patent application.
What is needed to get a design patent application? You will normally need drawings showing the design from six different orthogonal views. The application itself is very short, and has text naming the invention, describing the drawings, and ending with a claim. The drawings do not need to be like blueprints; instead, they are simplified. And, it is not necessary to have a working model.
Once filed with the US Patent Office, the design application is examined, and if granted, can mature into a design patent. But why get a design patent? For one thing, a design patent protects not only the design itself, but all obvious variations that are not within the public domain already.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/How-to-Patent-a-Design.html
March 2, 2020
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
A design
Each “how to patent” subject is discussed in detail below. Here are ways to get a patent.
A design is anything which is not functional. A casing or cover for a working device can be a design. Other things can be designs too. A design can best be protected by a design patent application, and usually costs much less to file than a utility (“regular“) patent application. Even the government filing fee is much lower for a design patent application.
What is needed to get a design patent application? You will normally need drawings showing the design from six different orthogonal views. The application itself is very short, and has text naming the invention, describing the drawings, and ending with a claim. The drawings do not need to be like blueprints; instead, they are simplified. And, it is not necessary to have a working model.
Once filed with the US Patent Office, the design application is examined, and if granted, can mature into a design patent. But why get a design patent? For one thing, a design patent protects not only the design itself, but all obvious variations that are not within the public domain already.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/How-to-Patent-a-Design.html
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