Archive for the ‘Patents’ Category

Your company has developed a really nifty new product. Should you file for a patent, and should you trademark the product’s name? Like so many other things in life, business, marriage and sports, it depends.
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Patents give inventors the exclusive right to use something they've invented. What can be patented varies from nation to nation. For instance, business processes can be patented in the United States. In other countries, that's not always the case.
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The vaults of the United States Government contain many remarkable patents, reflecting novel inventions arrived at through research funded by U.S. taxpayers. Most of these patents literally sit undiscovered, neither being enforced nor commercialized. Imagine the vault at the end of Indiana Jones where the Ark of the Covenant is being deposited.
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Some may think that brilliant men like Thomas Edison and Nicolai Tesla are rare these days but I know better. As a matter of fact I have a friend who is a certifiable genius inventor, inventing things like an engine that runs on tap water and a device that increases gas mileage by nearly 40%.
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For a businessperson to be able to make an informed investment decision, he needs to know the cost and timeframe the investment will require and compare them to economic benefits. Today I am going to present the costs associated with obtaining a patent in a traditional patent acquisition timeline. After this, I will discuss how these costs can be deferred to lower the risk of an investment in a patent. 
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Patent law is one of the most specialized branches of the law.
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When it comes to filing a patent, there are several important things for you to take into consideration. First of all, you need to understand what a patent is as well as how the process works. Although there are different types of patents that you can and should file, it is necessary to have an overview of the process to take you on the road to obtaining the patent that is right for your need. The good news is that the agency has made the process as simple as possible (for the government anyway!) You can get your need started right away and be well on your way to getting the goals that you have accomplished.
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Chances are the latest Adidas t-shirt you just bought has a ‘Made in China’ tag on it. No matter what aspect of modern day manufacturing one looks into, China is the land of promise. Organizations all over the US and Europe are investing millions of dollars in outsourced production centers in China, but piracy and counterfeiting is still the biggest concern for organizations. In 2006, US industry lost nearly $512 billion dollars due to piracy and counterfeiting. Today, everything from fake Gucci handbags to spurious car parts are being produced in China.
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It is said, in philosophical circles at least, that there is no such thing as original thought. Whether or not this is true is up for debate. Although many great inventions come into being year after year following a patent application; there are numerous cases where one inventor has been pipped to the post by another after what can only described as a simultaneous bloom of identical ideas. In fact, the incarnation of the most widespread communication device, the telephone, is a perfect example of such a happening. Incidents such as these are why anyone with a patentable idea should employ the services of a Patent Attorney. To understand what to expect from a Patent Attorney, one must first understand what a patent is and why a person submits a patent application.
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NuvaRing Overview
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