Let?s consider the example of an entrepreneurial inventor attempting to market his newest creation: a portable hydrostatic body fat test appliance. Design is complete, testing is finished and results exceeded initial assumptions, several working prototypes have been built, UL Approval is in hand, patents filed and a business plan has been customized. The [...]
I. Introduction
The USPTO has a long range plan, its 21st Century Strategic Plan intended to transform the USPTO into a responsive efficient organization. As part of that plan, the USPTO published a set of final rules changes to the rules of patent practice in 37 CFR. The following lists the three most [...]
Chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies and inventors spend countless number of hours and a lot of money to come up with a drug for curing killer diseases like cancer or diabetes or a new catalyst to make a wonder plastic. They protect their inventions by securing a patent.
For one reason or another, the [...]
Chemical and pharmaceutical companies protect their investment in research and development and the future of the companies by securing patents on their inventions. Patents help you resist competition. Success or failure of the company often depends on the strength of the patent and the longer the term of the patent, the [...]