Patent - The Essential Information

When you have dreamed up the next best thing to hit the market, the latest craze or invention, how do you protect this idea before someone else snatches it up? Your thoughts and ideas are known as intellectual property. Did you know that you can lay claim to your future invention and let the whole world know that it is yours? This way, you don't have to worry about someone stealing your intellectual property (at least, legally). The best course of action for protecting the idea of your invention is through applying for a patent.

TRIZ - A Problem Solving Tool

TRIZ is a problem solving, strategy development, new research activities and product value maximizing tool for engineers, scientists, researchers and managers specially product development professionals. TRIZ is a methodology, tool set, knowledge base, and model-based technology for generating innovative ideas and solutions for problem solving.

Fundamental of Patent Document - Must Know

Patents by their techno-legal nature are written in a specific format, thus enabling it difficult to read and understand by a lay man. The focus of this paper is to provide very basic information of a patent document, so that a lay man can easily understand a patent.

Provisional or Non-provisional Patent Application - Which Should You Choose?

An article discussing that a provisional patent application is not a patent, and usually never becomes a patent, unless directly converted. It automatically expires after twelve months following the day of filing and cannot be revived. Because it must be converted, it is more costly in the long run to obtain a patent by first filing a provisional application.

Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Patent Infringement Invalidity Regulatory Law Pharmaceutical

In the case of Les Laboratoires Servier and Another v KRKA Polska SP.ZO.O. and Another [2006], the claimants made an application for an interim injunction to prevent the marketing and distribution of a drug which they claimed infringed their patent. The claimant companies were in the business of manufacturing and researching pharmaceutical products. The first claimant was the second largest French pharmaceutical company worldwide, and the second claimant was a wholly owned subsidiary that marketed and researched such products within the UK.

Protecting Your New Invention

Have an Idea for a New Invention? Don't get your idea stolen. Tips to keeping your new ideas safe from information theft for those who want to protect their invention.

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.

Patent Piracy and Intellectual Property Issues; US and China

There are some International Trade Deficit Issues, which the United States is trying to shore up right now. China, needs to right-size its currency although that is five years out and we all know instant changes could cause chaos there. Many business men in the United States complain and say that

To Successfully Enforce Your Patent Do Not Let Form Triumph Over Substance While Writing The Patent

You may have a fantastic invention and obtained a patent but you may fail to stop the infringer if the patent fails to meet any one of the many formality requirements of the patent laws

Patent Lawsuit Financing

Patents are related to new innovative and useful inventions made by researchers and inventors. Patents are exclusive legal rights given to inventors by the court for a fixed duration of time, allowing them to disclose the inventions to the general public, with certain regulations and details about the device or invention made.

How to Obtain a Patent

If you're a budding Thomas Edison, then you will be well aware of the importance of knowing how to obtain a patent for the invention that will make you millions. A patent will give you full property rights to your invention. Basically this means that you will have full control of the invention, excluding anyone else from using or marketing your designs. Clearly it is a crucial step that must be done correctly.

Patent Search

Getting a patent is one of the most necessary things to be accomplished once you have conceptualized an innovative idea. A patent confirms that the idea is original, and also secures that the creator’s idea will not be infringed in any manner. However, before acquiring a patent, the creator has to find out whether the concept has been patented before.

How to Protect Your Business with a Patent

Patents are legal protection of your great ideas, and many times it is the only thing that will prevent someone from stealing the rights to a product or invention. This article covers some of the basic principles that govern the Patent process and what some of your rights are, and how you can win a civil suit if your Patent is violated.

A Strong Patent Is Important To Halt Infringer's Operations, Says U.S. Supreme Court

Chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies and inventors spend countless number of hours and a lot of money to come up with a drug for curing killer diseases like cancer or diabetes or a new catalyst that will speed up a chemical reaction towards making a wonder plastic. They protect their inventions by securing a patent. When they go to the court to halt an infringer's operations, the courts often refuse to halt the infringer's operation. A weak patent may be the cause.

Shouldn't Great Inventions Deserve Iron-clad Patents?

Chemical or pharmaceutical industries obtain patents to protect their inventions. However, many of the patents do not hold up to intense scrutiny by lawyers and courts. This article provides practical tips for obtaining strong patent protection on inventions so that these industries can resist competition successfully.