The On-Sale Bar Doctrine And How It Can Affect You
What is the on-sale bar doctrine, or, as it is also known, the one year bar date? In a nutshell, in the... Read More
I Have Been Selling My Invention – Can I Still Patent It?
The United States has what is called a one year statutory bar date – in normal English it means that if your... Read More
Upsides and Downsides To The Provisional Patent Application
“Should I just file a provisional application to save some money?” Some quick background: A provisional application is one that is filed... Read More
How to Patent an Idea
New ideas can be priceless, but their value can hinge on the completion of the patent application process. The roadmap discussed herein... Read More
Should You File Your Own Patent Application?
Are you protected if you have filed your own provisional or non-provisional patent application? Likely not. Writing a patent application is an... Read More
Are Provisional Patent Applications Published?
Do you know that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued over 370,000 patents in FY2019 alone? This is on top of the... Read More
Patent Law
A patent provides exclusive property rights granted to an inventor (or his assignee) for a fixed period of time in exchange for... Read More