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Go Big, Go Bold℠ 9-Step Patent Process
How to do a Patent Search in 6 Steps (The Definite Guide)
I want to start by saying that doing a patent search is by far and away the most difficult part of the patent process. It’s most difficult because it’s often a very daunting task.
I get asked all the time, how to do a patent search, and while I...
How Do I Patent a Medical Device?
Many physicians have engaged in R&D to remodeling devices, neurostimulation devices, and cardiac rhythm management devices. But few only have surpassed the eye of a needle. The problem with most medical inventions stems from the standard of care and marketable demand in the healthcare space.
Nowadays, there has been...
Comprehensive Guide to International Patent Protection
National market dominance not enough for you? Well… this is the article for you!
If your invention is likely to have market adoption/demand outside of the US, then...
How to File a Design Patent Application in 10 Steps
Are you looking to patent a new idea? Are you wondering how to protect the way it looks and prevent copycats?
Well, a design patent may just be what you’re looking for.
There is a specific process that...
How to File a Provisional Patent Application in 13 Steps
Ok – so at this point you’ve hopefully figured out whether your idea is an invention or if it’s still in the idea stage? You’ve also hired a Patent Attorney or done the homework yourself to confirm that your idea is patentable?
Correct?
If so, you...
How to Invent Something in 10 Steps: Ultimate Guide
Top 18 Best Patent Brokers in the United States
When you want to invest in stocks, you call a stock broker. The same is true for patents and other forms of intellectual property.
With the thousands of patent brokers in the United States alone, finding the best one for you can be a tricky challenge. Luckily for you,...
Continuation & Divisional Patent Applications – Build a Patent Family!
Well, you see two single young patents meet up with one another, sparks fly...and before long, they get married, and have a bunch of patent children crawling around!
... I hope you’re laughing, or at least scoffing at my cheesy...
The Ultimate Utility Patent Guide: What it is & What it Protects
It’s easy sometimes to be long-winded in the law… so, here’s the short and sweet answer:
20 Year Monopoly: A utility patent gives an inventor (or their assignees) exclusive rights to prevent anyone else from making, using, selling or importing their invention for 20 years from the earliest filing...
How Much Does a Patent Cost?
This process can be costly, so the next question you may ask yourself is -
“Do I need a patent lawyer? Can’t I just learn how to write a patent application and file it myself?”
We will get to...
Freedom to Operate Ultimate Guide
There are two big (and very different) questions that inventors and businesses ask with respect to patents. Ok, well, there are a LOT of questions they ask… but, these are the important ones:
Can I get a patent on this invention? Why can’t...
The Top 3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Patents
Yes, there are pros and cons even with the most desirable IP protection folks! As always, I try to be honest and true with our readers; and while I would love to say there are no disadvantages of patents, that just wouldn’t be forthright. In fact, there are several. And they can...
Top 17 Patent Monetization Strategies that You Need to Know
Did you know that 97% of all patents never make any money whatsoever? Combine that with the fact that the patent cost alone can set you back upwards of $40,000, that figure can be absolutely crippling to entrepreneurs who don’t have the luxury of a multi-million-dollar corporate safety net.
What is the Cost of a Design Patent?
Ah, yes… the financial side of patenting. This may not be the most fun or glamorous, but it is central to planning your patent journey and knowing the key things to expect along the way… after all, it is part of business!
The thing about patent costs is that...
Everything You Need to Know About Patent Maintenance Fees
Alright! Maintenance! Right? That not-so-glamorous but oh-so-important part of patenting. This topic is kinda meant for patent owners, mainly because in order to want to click on this blog article, you would have some degree of interest in “maintenance fees” that prompted you to search for it or take interest on our...
Top Patent Acquisition Strategies: Ultimate Guide
Patent infringement can be a scary phrase, but as a business and/or intellectual property owner, you should be prepared to face it. This can be a problem not only nationwide, but globally as well - and cases are frequently met with lawsuits.
This is when patent acquisition to better...
How to Do a Prior Art Search (6 Easy Steps)
The best place to start here is defining what this whacky phrase “prior art” means. I’m guessing that if you found this article from a search engine, and you actually typed in “prior art,” you are sophisticated enough to have some idea.
So, for the benefit of those who...
Patent Litigation: The Ultimate Guide
Uh oh... Litigation!? Run for the hills, right? Before you go, consider that it’s not what you might be thinking... Patent Litigation usually (and I mean 95%+ of the time) is NOT in a courtroom, but rather in an email, in a conference room, a phone meeting, or video call. The goal...
Patent Prosecution: Everything You Need to Know: Ultimate Guide
Patent Prosecution is a fancy-sounding term that really just means the process for getting a patent.
“Patent Protected” is what inventors seek, and with good reason. It grants exclusive rights to an inventor (or co-inventors) to make, use, sell, and import their invention for 15 or 20 years (depending...
Cannabis & Patents: What’s Coming Next?
When it comes to cannabis patents… what’s eligible for patenting?
The Answer: Everything except the plant itself.
The cannabis industry is booming, and while that is old news (unless you’ve been living under a rock), the question remains: how much ‘boom’ is left?
How to do a Design Patent Search: Everything You Should Know
Design Patents are the second most common type of patent sought after in the US.
The most common is a Utility Patent, which protects the functionality of an invention.
...Just to throw some numbers out, there have been over 10 Million utility patents granted,...
Selling Your Patent: What you Need to Know
Money, money, money!!! OK, it's time to (finally) bring in those greenbacks, right!?
You’ve proven to the world that you know how to be bold. You’ve done the incredibly hard work to invent something new, useful, and non-obvious. Through research, diligence, tedious application drafting, and cunning responses to...