Improper Patent Marking Can Be A Costly Exercise Proper patent marking of an apparatus or system is vital to maintaining a solid intellectual property strategy. Without using proper patent marking methods, the public is not made aware of a pending patent application or an issued patent. Such lack of notice to the public may result […]
Patent law in the United States provides a one-year grace period for filing a provisional or utility patent application after the performance of certain commercial activities. Included in these commercial activities is the offering of an invention for sale. In such a case, if a provisional or utility patent application is not filed within one
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In 1899, the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Charles H. Duell said, “[E]verything that can be invented has been invented.” If this statement were true, there certainly would not be the delays in the USPTO that have become the norm. Over the years, the USPTO has tried many different remedies
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