A Copyright notice or symbol is an identifier placed on copies of the work in the form the world of copyright ownership. While the use of copyright notice was once required as the condition of copyright protection, it is now optional. Use of the copyright notice is the responsibility of the copyright owner and does not require [...]
Once an individual or entity realizes and idea and files a trademark, patent or service mark, it is up to that indivisual or entity to protect them in question. The USPTO are not "patent police", and do not often proactively enforce infringement. A few questions to protect your patent include: Keep records. You should keep [...]
Intellectual Property is one of the most prized possessions of any business. However, if you are small business protecting it might be a challenge. There are many reasons for this but biggest one is financial. Patenting invention is extremely expensive starting at $530 just for filing and processing the patent, with a further $300 in early [...]
A Patent is a grant of right by the government, for a limited time, that can be used to stop others from making,using,selling your invention. What a patent can do, however is give you the right to stop others from making,using or selling it without your permission. Reasons to Patent your idea The fear that others [...]
Generally inventors are often unaware of the quid pro quo, that is fundamental to patent system. The display their invention to the world along with the process of making the invention, in return the government gives them the right in form of patents. One of the option for the inventors is to not file [...]
A complete and exhaustive rejection of all the various procedural options that exists after various types of rejection have been received goes beyond the scope of thus primer. Nevertheless what follows is intended to give some basic understanding of the consequences and options facing patent applicants after they have received rejection. And while this primer [...]
