USPTO Trading Cards
Just thing to get your kids excited about inventing – the USPTO has released a set of trading cards. I think? Features classic like George Washington Carver and Thomas Edison. They can be seen here.
You have almost certainly seen the phrase “patent pending” on various products or inventions. Inventors love to say patent pending, and companies love to brand their products as patent pending. But what does it actually mean? Patent Pending Basics “Patent…
Here are the slides from my presentation at the Art Institute of Phoenix on May 29, 2012.
Social networking helped you connect with your high school friends, then helped you find colleagues and business contacts across the country. Now it is being used by companies to ward off marauding trademark holders protecting their brand and then some,…
The Patent Office has begun offering education regarding how patent examiners, and the office generally, examines a patent application. The problem is that the program is only offered as a live, in-person experience.
Your ability to file and obtain a patent depends on many things. The novelty and non-obviousness of the invention may be foremost in your mind. However, other things are influential as well, such as the skill of the patent attorney…
A trademark can be used in a patent claim, but it is not usually recommended.