Patent Research - Part I

Before you register a patent you need to do some basic research. Not only is it the job of the United States Patent Office to issue patents, it also maintains a database of the patents that have been granted. The majority of patents issued by the Patent and Trademark Office are utility patents. With such a large amount of these patents issued yearly, it is necessary for the inventor to research whether someone else has already patented their newest invention.

Why Patent? Part II

What You Can Patent The USPTO have established a broad area of things on which it will consider granting patents. It is possible to patent anything that you have invented or designed, a new plant you have found, a business method, or an improvement of a previous invention. Items that have historically been granted patents are usually: • Items which are new to the general public. • Items which are considerably different than any other item which has received a patent. • Items which are practical. These are the types of inventions that the USPTO will generally look favorably on. Think of all the items used on a daily ....

Patent Laws Defined, Part I

This article will break down some of the laws that a patent carries. An Overview of Patent Laws These laws are difficult for a non-lawyer to understand, but not impossible. The patent laws administered by the Patent and Trademark Office are contained within Title 35 of the United States Code. The USPTO oversee the laws dedicated to patents. Title 35 of the United States Code is further divided into four parts:

China Patent System - An Overview

There was no sustained indigenous intellectual property protection system in China for long. The People's Republic of China (PRC) began to establish an intellectual property protection regime based on the Soviet model during the year 1949. In 1978, China adopted the open-door policy. The Patent Law of China was first promulgated on March 12, 1984. There are three types of patents: patents for inventions, utility models and designs.

Patenting System - A Historic Perspective

News items flooding from our daily information sources on patents, company law suits, intellectual property rights, and the like would make one believe that the system of patenting is quite young. On the contrary, history of patenting dates back to more than five hundred years.

Art and Science of patent Searching

Patent searching is both an art and a science. Consequently, search capability improves with practice. But optimum practice requires a solid foundation for those who seek to conduct searches accurately and efficiently. Identification of factors for determining when a search is needed and what types and sources of information should be searched in the process is the crucial part

Visual Thinking and Communication Tools - Patent Maps

The purpose of this article is to analyze the variety of the approaches organizations follow in creation of variety of knowledge maps, aiming effective visual thinking and communication. These maps are used by the top level managers, & R&D personal in making strategic decisions. During preparation of these maps the central theme is designing of the thematic map, which represents huge knowledge data, which is available scatter across the various databases in web, as terrestrial and celestial mapping.

Patenting - An Overview For New Inventors

If you are serious about an idea and want to see it turned into a fully fledged invention, it is essential to obtain some form of patent protection, at least to the 'patent pending' status. Without that, it is unwise to advertise or promote the idea, as it is easily stolen. More than that, businesses you approach will not take you seriously - as without the patent pending status your idea is just that - an idea.

What Are The Different Types Of Patents?

What are the different types of patents which can be filed? This article explains the major patent types, and when to file which patent.

Basics Of Patent Law In India

Patent law has been formulated with an objective to promote and protect the inventions and methods. The object of granting a patent is to encourage and develop science, technology and industry. A patent can be defined as a grant of exclusive rights to an inventor over his invention for a limited period of time. The exclusive rights conferred include the right to make, use, exercise, sell or distribute the invention in India. The term of a patent is twenty years, after the expiry of which, the invention would fall into the public domain.

Patent Protection For Pharmaceutical Products

Almost all African countries already allow patent protection for pharmaceutical products.

Patents In India - Interpreting The Claim Language

To get acquainted with the patent claim drafting is a difficult task and the general trend prevailing during the examination process and the court’s observation has to be analyzed and understood before one start writing claims for a patent.

How To File A Patent Application

Increasing instances of counterfeiting and introduction & marketing of goods or concepts with minor changes have almost mandated original authors or creators to get their products, designs or ideas patented.

Understanding the Patent Application Process

The rules applicable to the US patent process, particularly the procedural and substantive choices which can be made, sometimes seem endless and confusing. With this in mind, this article is intended to be a broad overview of the patent prosecution process in the United States.

Patents, Protections and Piracy Problems

There is a huge wait at the Patent Office these days and yes the government is trying to do something about it; they are building a 600 million dollar new facility. But the back log continues. Sure you can do a poor man's patent and send letters back to yourself, initial drawings with dates and keep an official ledger of ideas; yes I do, you should too.