Attorneys Dan Altman and Vlad Teplitskiy authored, "When and Where to File Patent Applications," which was published on the Maple Business Council website. Excerpt: "In general, a patent is only valid ...

“Before filing, every inventor should pause and ask these seven questions. Doing so doesn’t just improve your odds of getting a patent granted, but it also strengthens your ability to enforce, license ...

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Imagine you have developed a groundbreaking product that is going to revolutionize your industry. You do not want your competitors to copy the product. At the very least, you want them to pay you ...

“Once the CIP application adopts the later filing date, the CIP application and its children become vulnerable to rejections based on a larger pool of prior art — including former parent applications ...

In highly competitive branches of industries, it is not unusual that an imitator makes use of the unprotected part of an invention as described in an original application of a previously granted ...

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“Provisional patent applications are widely touted as the go-to thing for startup companies or independent inventors, but they are always the wrong thing to do,” says Russ Krajec, CEO of BlueIron, a ...

Patent applications filed today are uncommonly well-positioned to be examined under clear and favorable rules.

Reasons for seeking foreign patent protection. Important factors to consider when selecting countries to pursue patent protection. Imagine that you have developed a groundbreaking electronic product.