Background A trademark can be many things — even sounds or smells. By definition, a ...
Our firm concentrates on helping independent inventors and small to mid-size technology companies exclude the competition by securing strong patent protection and trademark protection for their novel products and processes. We also provide licensing and negotiation assistance to improve the generation of client… Continue reading
Background A patent is a grant that is issued by the United States Government that gives you the right to exclude all others from making, using or selling the claimed subject matter of your patent, or its equivalents. Before you decide to pursue your idea, you should be confident that a market exists… Continue reading
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced on December 15th that the deadline for filing petitions under the Green Technology Pilot Program, originally set to expire on December 31 of this year, is being extended through March 30, 2012 or until 3,500 applications have been accorded special status under the program, whichever occurs [...]
The US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has provided a 50% reduction in patent application fees for “small entity” applicants. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) created a new classification called a “micro entity”. A micro entity is expected to pay fees discounted by 75%. The discounted fees will apply to filing, searching, examination Continue reading
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has amended the rules governing practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board or BPAI) in ex parte patent appeals. The rules apply to patent applications in which an appeal is filed by the applicant because the applicant does not agree with the patent… Continue reading
Last month the House and Senate passed the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112). The bottom line for the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is that it now has spending authority set through the end of the current fiscal year, September 30, 2012. The bottom line is that the… Continue reading
