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 […]
December 03, 2022
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 […]
December 03, 2022
Doctrine Of Equivalents in Patent Infringement Claims
Patent infringement criteria have clearly been defined under the 35 US code 271 to protect patentee rights if their patent invention has been copied or used without their permission. Apart from the visual examination, the courts use the Doctrine of Equivalents test to examine the infringed patent and provide patentees with the right to […]
December 03, 2022
Test of Obviousness in Invention Patents
Invention Patents are granted based on three main requirements: Novelty Usefulness Obviousness To fulfill the eligibility criteria for types of patent invention claims, the invention must be new, provide usefulness, and must be non-obviousness to both a person of ordinary skill or an industry expert. While the above-mentioned requirements may seem clear, it is not […]
December 03, 2022