Patent Granted? Amazon Sellers Beware!
You listed your product on Amazon in November 2023. Then, in 2024, you filed a patent application.
And now you’re asking the question many inventors quietly panic about: When does a patent actually start protecting you?
Does it start the moment you file it? Or...
New Patent Rule: “Made in USA” Matters Now
For years, patent disputes - especially at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) - have largely been about one thing: the strength of the legal arguments.
Is the patent valid?
Is there prior art?
Does the petition meet the technical thresholds?
But a recent shift at the...
Trademark Secrets Photographers Must Know!
A photographer recently shared a situation that many small business owners eventually face. He was rebranding his photography business, new name, new visual style, new direction. The rebrand felt like the right moment to tighten things up and build the business the right way. One thing he decided early on was that...
Go Big, Go Bold℠ 9-Step Patent Process
Coming up with inventions to solve the world’s problems is hard enough. At Bold Patents, we want to make the process of getting a patent as easy as possible for our hard-working inventors.
It’s true, the legal profession gets a bad rap for making things overly complicated, nuanced, and...
I Don’t Know If People Will Even Want This
“You know… I’m not sure people will even want this.”
Most inventors have said that line at least once. Maybe you said it this week. Maybe this morning.
You’re working on an idea. It feels useful. Maybe even exciting. You can see how it might work...