What is a copyright? A copyright is a form of intellectual property that may provides legal protection for "original works of authorship." What can be copyrighted? Original works of authorship that may be copyrighted include literary (books, notes, blogs, etc.), dramatic (plays, movies, YouTube videos), musical (songs, either written or performances), and certain other creative works. If [...]
Typically 30 months after filing a non-provisional patent application, an examiner at the USPTO will review the claims written in your patent and determine if there are patents, applications or other references that were created before your filing date that have similar features as claimed in your patent application. In this regard, Office Actions are [...]
A non-provisional patent application (also known as a non-provisional utility patent application) is the traditional patent application that protects how an inventor’s invention works or is made. Similar to a provisional patent application, once an inventor or a patent attorney files a non-provisional patent application, an inventor may mark his or her product as patent [...]
A provisional application allows you to file and hold an inventor's priority claim for an invention for 12 months. A patent attorney or inventor can file a provisional application without many of the formalities required for a non-provisional application. A provisional patent application differs from a non-provisional patent application (often referred to as "regular" patent [...]
A search report is the first step many inventors take in the patent application process. A search report will include a patent attorney's review of existing patents and pending patent applications to determine if any existing works disclose similar features to an inventor’s invention. An in-depth analysis will then be conducted by the patent attorney [...]
In return for disclosing an invention to the general public, a patent owner will be given the exclusive right to make, use, sell, import, and export the invention. Furthermore, a patent owner will have the right to collect damages from others who are infringing on their patent rights. Obtaining a monopoly over their invention is [...]
A patent granted in the United States provides the patent owner with exclusive rights to commercially exploit his/her invention. In exchange, an inventor must disclose information relating to the invention to the United States Patent Office (USPTO), and thereby the general public as well. For an invention to be patentable, it must include new and [...]