How Cheap Patents Are Irreversible
What is wrong with filing cheap patents? It’s one thing to tell folks that cheap patents can lead to irreversible damage, but it’s quite another…
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How to Copyright Product Designs and Shapes
Can you copyright product designs and shapes? In addition to patents and trademarks, copyright registrations can be valuable in protecting certain products. At times, it…
Why Your Trademark Arguments Will Fail: How to Win an Office Action Rejection
Why Certain Trademark Arguments Are Irrelevant Certain trademark arguments are destined to fail. Even when great points are made, they will fall on deaf ears.…
How To Register a Trademark
How do you register a trademark successfully? Anyone can file a trademark application with the USPTO. You might have filed one yourself. The challenge is…
How to Find a Flat Rate Patent Attorney
Should you go with a flat rate patent attorney? Some argue that fixed fee patents do not provide a good value. The argument is that…
Is a Patent Worth Your Money and Time?
Do patents matter? Some say patents are worthless. Don’t even bother, they argue, and focus on selling products instead. Others say patents matter. If patents…
How to Know When to Change Your Patent Lawyer
Do you need to find a new patent lawyer? Existing relationships are sticky. Like glue, we tend to stick to an existing relationship with a…
Patent Litigation Cost: How to Stop Infringement with Less Money
What makes the cost of patent litigation so high? What would you think if I told you that the average patent litigation cost exceeds well…
Patent Enforcement: How To Stop Patent Infringement
Is patent enforcement possible for small companies? Whatever people may have heard about patent enforcement, one thing is clear. Almost everyone knows that patent infringement…
Reissue Application: How to Broaden Your Granted Patent
What is a reissue application? Congratulations on getting your utility patent. After overcoming Office Actions and multiple rejections, you have reached the desired goal of…
Trademark Enforcement: How to Stop Infringement of Your Brand
How can you realistically enforce your trademarks? Trademark enforcement is not only for millionaires and big companies. Startups and small businesses can use cost-effective ways…
How to Enforce Patents When You Don’t Have Money: Patent Litigation Funding
Can you file a patent lawsuit without a lot of money? It seems fashionably controversial nowadays to say patents are worthless. Myths abound on the…
Cease-and-Desist Letter: How to Use It Effectively or Reply
Why send a cease-and-desist letter? On its surface, a cease-and-desist letter seems like a less expensive way to enforce intellectual property rights. Are competitors copying…
How to Get IP When It’s Too Late to Patent
Is it too late for you to file a patent? Did you miss a patent filing deadline? Or, did you not even know that patents…
Patentable? What makes an invention novel and nonobvious?
What is patentable? To be patentable, an invention must be both eligible and unique. Subject matter eligibility relates to the nature of the invention while…
