Do it yourself patents can be a great alternative for those who cannot afford to dish out thousands of dollars for a patent lawyer. Filing your own patents can be done but there are some challenges. While not impossible, the biggest drawback on doing it yourself is that you don’t have the luxury of professional advice. The advantages to filing…
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How Patent Searches Work
Any inventor should conduct a free patent search in order to determine the patentability of his or her invention. Patent searches have traditionally been limited to a search of the Patent Office’s records of prior patents and publications. The recognition of business method patents combined with the assistance of the Internet made it both necessary and possible for patent searches…
Publish Your Patent Application Or Not
Infringement and Provisional Damages There is no action for infringement of your patent until it actually issues. However, through publication of your application, it may be possible to obtain provisional damages for the time between publication of the application and the issuance of the patent. Once your patent issues, infringement can give rise to treble damages and an award of…
Google Use Of Visitor Data In Rankings
In this article, we continue to dig into the patent application of Google regarding the method used to rank sites in search results. Interestingly, Google asserts in the application that it “might” consider user data as a factor in organizing search results. What Is User Data? Without being rude, you should already know what user data is as part of…
Patent And Protection Variations
One of the most damaging situations that can hurt the success of your invention is when you have developed an award-winning product only to have your competition copy and profit from your idea. For this reason it is strongly recommended that you patent your product upon its completion. We will be going over different types of protections available to you…
Publish Your Patent Application Or Not
Infringement and Provisional Damages There is no action for infringement of your patent until it actually issues. However, through publication of your application, it may be possible to obtain provisional damages for the time between publication of the application and the issuance of the patent. Once your patent issues, infringement can give rise to treble damages and an award of…
Invention Marketing And Licensing For The Inventor
There are a lot of less than forthright organizations that allegedly help individuals sell their inventions to industry. In all my years of working as a patent lawyer, I have never come across a single person who ever used one of these organizations to effectively market or sell their invention. However, I have met several who successfully marketed their inventions…
Invention Faq Answers About Marketing Your Invention
* What is a patent? A patent is a grant that gives a person the authority to stop others from manufacturing, selling, using, or importing their patented invention. This authority is effective for twenty years from the patent application filing date. It is a contract between a person and the state in which he or she is permitted to exercise…