The Patent Cooperation Treaty, or the PCT as it is typically referred to, came into existence in 1970. It is open to States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ...
One of the most basic things any new patent attorney or patent agent needs to learn is how to draft a patent application. This skill is also one that can be extremely useful for inventors, ...
Prior art generally serves as evidence that an inventor or creator seeking patent safeguards has not submitted an application for work that is sufficiently new, novel and therefore eligible for legal ...
Patents protect inventors from having their inventions copied and distributed illegally for profit. The United States Patent and Trademark Office issues patents in design, plant and utility categories ...
“Provisional patent applications are widely touted as the go-to thing for startup companies or independent inventors, but they are always the wrong thing to do,” says Russ Krajec, CEO of BlueIron, a ...
Patent applications filed today are uncommonly well-positioned to be examined under clear and favorable rules.