Trademark, Copyright and Patent: A Short Summary

The word trademark describes an image, a device, or words which act like a signature for a certain product. When people what to protect something they wrote, designed or any other form of creativity, they can use the copyright laws. Everything can be protected as long as it is real: from songs, movies, and writings to HTML coding or designs. The copyright ensures that you have the right to use it, see it, perform it and reproduce the product without limitations. In the United States the guarantee... Read more »

Register With The US Patent And Trademark Office

In today’s world, there are people who think of different kinds of ideas and invent them. Some are original and others are based on other ideas. You have to consider that most inventions comes from people’s thoughts and by inventing it, they inventors will be able to profit from it if it is useful for people. However, you have to consider that there are people who also want to make money for themselves and will try to copy your ideas in order to do it. Due to frauds, like the one described... Read more »

Defenses to Patent Infringement

Patent law is one of the most specialized branches of the law. If you have been named in a patent infringement case or believe that you may have a case to pursue compensation and relief for patent infringement on a patent that you hold, a firm of experienced patent infringement lawyers is your best resource for information. There are, however, a few principles of patent infringement litigation that are helpful to know. Among the most helpful to understand in building your case are the defenses... Read more »

Protect Your Business from Patent Infringement

Regardless of the size of your business operation, whether you are a large corporation or a single entity on your own, inventing new product enhancements and new products requires a lot of work. It takes energy, creativity, motivation, intelligence, time, money, and failure. This is why it is important to patent your ideas and protect them with patent laws. This is also why patent infringement is more than just a financial threat - it’s insulting your work and your abilities, the equivalent... Read more »

Patent Infringement - Who Can Be Sued?

One of the questions that patent holders may have is “who can be sued in a patent infringement lawsuit?” By law, any person who makes, uses, offers or sells something that is protected by a current patent, or who imports into the United States anything that is protected by a current patent, is guilty of patent infringement. Likewise, anyone that makes, uses, offers or sells any product or process that intentionally contributes to it is guilty of infringement as well. Finally, anyone who... Read more »

Government Inventions-Patents and the People

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. So, the United States taxpayers have funded the work that leads to those patents. And those patents grant the government and any proper exclusive... Read more »

Experienced Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Attorneys may be A Great Help

If you’re of the creative type, it’s quite likely you’ve made something you’d like to protect from others. Whether it’s the creation of a novel, a new fabric softener or you’re trying to launch a new business that will have its own unique brand, hiring an attorney to help may be in order. Since copyright, patent, trademark attorney choices can be many, it’s a good idea to know what you’re looking for in advance. Before you get started looking for an... Read more »

Patent Protection Makes Sense

In this dog-eat-dog world a businessperson can’t be too careful. It’s hard to tell who is trustworthy and who isn’t. For an inventor, getting a patent on an idea can mean the difference between finding good investors that will help launch a company or a design or running into a hornets’ nest of people who would prefer to grab the idea, run with it and leave the inventor empty handed. In the United States, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is the place to go for filing... Read more »

The U.S. Patent And Trademark Office Is An Inventor’s Best Friend

Creating a new product, a new machine or launching a business with its own distinct lines is a crapshoot. It’s hard to tell what ideas will take off and sell and which ones won’t. But the odds in an inventor or businessperson’s favor can be greatly reduced if their products and/or ideas aren’t protected. This is where the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office can make a real difference. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office specializes in helping inventors, scientists and businesspeople... Read more »

Why A Patent Lawyer Can Be An Inventor’s Best Friend

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%. The thing that the average person doesn’t realize is that the inventions generally do not come about as the result of a “eureka” moment with a light bulb image over their head! Real inventions... Read more »