Patent Attorney Free Consultation
An online patent attorney consultation can be incredibly valuable- even if it’s free Almost every day I do an online patent attorney consultation with an inventor who is deciding how to take the first step toward commercializing their design. Many are deciding whether to patent, while some are still learning about what a patent is and what […]
August 31, 2024
Risks of Patent Infringement in Joint Agreements
Risks of Joint Patent Infringement Us Patent law (35 U.S.C. § 271) states that the following factors are used to determine patent infringement in Court: Making, using, selling, or offering to sell a patent invention Importing a patented invention in the United States Additionally, anyone who actively encourages someone else to infringe a patent is […]
August 31, 2024
Patent Invention Assignment Between Former Employee/Employer
Patent assignment agreements are made between employers and employees for invention patents. These agreements usually happen in instances when an employee is developing a patent invention with the employer’s resources and may sign an agreement signing over the rights of the patent invention to the employer. But patent assignment agreements between employer and employee don’t […]
August 31, 2024
“Domestic Industry” Requirements for Patent Infringement
Patent protection grants the patentee exclusive rights to his patent invention, prohibiting other parties from manufacturing, using, selling, or importing the invention in the United States. Any party found guilty of patent infringement can be held answerable by the patent owner in the Federal Courts. The following blog discusses the right of importing patented products […]
August 31, 2024