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Does a trademark relate to a Patent?
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In this section, I am going to discuss how a trademark relates to a patent. Trademarks protect brands and identities of a business. It could be slogan, a name like Nike: Just Do It. It could be the swoosh mark. It could be the logo f...
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How do you protect a trade secret?
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Perhaps you are familiar with a recent Coca-Cola advertising campaign in which the narrator alleges that there are only two men in existence who possess the secret formula to the popular beverage. As you might expect, one man ho...
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What are the different kinds of Patents?
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Different kinds of patents exist in order to cover the different types of inventions one might want to maintain exclusive rights over. The three different kinds of patents are: utility patents, design patents and plant patents.<...
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What are the features of a Design Patent?
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In this section, I am going to talk about whether a design patent can be infringed. The answer is yes, if the novel features of the patented design are similar to something else that is already covered by design patent.
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What is a Copyright?
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Although both protect ideas, there are several differences between a copyright and a patent. A copyright protects work of authorship that is fixed in a tangible medium of expression such as books, plays, or songs. Pa...
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What is a design patent?
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As with all patent worthy ideas, the invention must be new, original and non-obvious. Unlike other patents, a design patent requires that the invention be merely ornamental and impact only the aesthetics of a useful article of m...
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What is a Patent?
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The patent is an intellectual property right issued by the federal government that protects creations of the human mind that also improve society and are original to their creator. That means that the person who actually came up with ...
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What is a plant patent?
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The key legal requirement for obtaining a plant patent is that the plant you have created must be one that is asexually reproduced, such as certain types of flowers. Plants that reproduce via the process of pollination, however, are c...
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What is a trade secret?
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Trade secret is a very broad concept. It could include inventions but it does not have to. It could be any confidential information that is maintained by a company and not disclosed to the whole world or an entity. Trade secrets are v...
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What is an Office Action?
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An Office Action is something that the Patent Office may provide as a challenge to your patent application. In writing, the examiner raises formal issues such as the fact that the drawings need to be fixed, or that the specification n...
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What is Intellectual Property?
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Intellectual property can refer to any creation of the human mind. It could be an idea, an invention, a business method, a logo, a picture, a photograph, or a work of authorship like a book - nearly any creation of the human mind.&nbs...
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What is prior art?
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Prior art is anything that is older than your invention's conception date. So prior art really relates to anything. It could be magazine articles or academic theses that are in a library somewhere, or it could include prior publicatio...
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What problem does your invention solve?
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Typically, many patent attorneys, including myself, do not always include the optional section regarding the “objects of the invention” in a completed patent application that we file. By “objects of the invention&rdq...
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Who is an inventor?
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Are you an inventor? If you are, certain rights and responsibilities come with the territory and it is important that you understand what protections the law affords you and in turn, what duties you have under the law. Inv...
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