Blog: Protecting Businesses and Their Owners
First Amendment v. Limits on Trademarks: On to the Supreme Court
First Amendment v. Limits on Trademarks: On to the Supreme Court
Original US Government Works and Other Free-to-use Materials
Download the PDF here Original US Government works are not subject to copyright. The law is about as clear as it can be: Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government, but the United States Government is not...
The America Invents Act Turns Five — What Inventors Need to Know
Currently, if you are an inventor, you can take up to a year after you publish your invention to actually file your application and not risk losing it.
How to not get scammed as an inventor
To download the PDF click here Inventors are commonly the target of scams, so much so that the USPTO has issued specific guidance, invention promotion companies are subject to mandatory disclosure requirements, and Congress has passed a law prohibiting "Improper and...
Mistakes Inventors Make When Dealing With Patent Lawyers
This post explores the inventor side of some of the more common mistakes and misunderstandings that impair the inventor/lawyer relationship.