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Is there a PCT strategy that will benefit your US national stage? The PCT application is more than something to push back deadlines. While the…

What are patent claim amendments? Claim amendments are a natural part of the utility patent process. A typical utility nonprovisional patent application will receive at…

How to prepare a PCT application for optimal US national stage entry PCT applications are typically filed in the country of the applicant or with…

Do you need a prototype before a patent is filed? No, you do not need to build a working prototype before filing a patent application.…

What is the meaning of broken or dashed lines in a design patent? While I’m not sure if you can call it a loophole, US…

Isn’t a cheap provisional patent application better than nothing? Provisional patent applications serve a useful purpose. When written properly, a provisional application can provide valuable…

How do you challenge a granted patent cost-effectively? Not everyone has at least $1,000,000 to spend challenging a patent. With such a sizable budget, you…

Why one patent might not be enough to stop competitors Obtaining a utility patent is no minor accomplishment. You likely had to respond to at…

What is the purpose of a patent specification? One of the biggest mistakes you can make is to read a patent specification and think you…

What does a provisional patent application do? As suggested in its name, the “provisional” in provisional patent application has a connotation of temporary or conditional.…

Why consider a utility model? Foreign utility patents are expensive. To obtain a foreign utility patent, you normally go through a long examination process with…

What are affordable ways to challenge patents? As a patent attorney, it is my job not only to protect innovation, but also to facilitate fair…