A patent (prior art) search is a process of identifying granted patents and published patent applications (collectively referred to as patent documents) that bear similarity to the subject matter which is of interest to you. A patent search is most often the first step in achieving different objectives, some of which are: • Determining [...]
If you are going to do your own searching and find relevant patents you are going to need to learn some strategies, and also about the free tools that are available to you. If you are going to do your own preliminary patent searching you will want to take a look at the United [...]
Indian patent filing and jurisprudence in the biotech domain have seen neither the volume nor the attention enjoyed by the pharmaceuticals and telecommunications domains. Statistics published by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) for the five-year period from 2008 to 2013 reveal that while overall patent filing figures rose 18.6%, the biotech sector witnessed a [...]
One of the most frequent questions I get asked by inventors and businesses is about how much it will cost to obtain a utility patent in the US. Estimating US patent costs is a difficult matter because so much depends on the technology involved, but answering “it depends” is not particularly insightful or helpful. [...]
Section 10 of the Act states that a trademark can be limited to a particular color or combinations of colors. However, such limitation as to color will only be allowed on determining the distinctive character of the mark. However, if no color has been specifically claimed, then it shall be deemed to be registered [...]
There are a great many things that you need to consider and have in order, from a docketing system that will let you sleep easy to malpractice insurance to engaging clients and firing clients to how to handle un-earned client funds held in trust. Here are just a few thoughts. 1. Patent Docketing System: [...]
