Patent Articles

1). Generic Drugs vs. Brand Name Drugs By : Robert Palmer
Name brand medication or generic brand? This is a question that we may find ourselves asking from time to time. Which is cheaper? Which is more effective? Basically, which is better? Well, hopefully, this article will help clarify any bit of confusion and enlighten you as to which would best benefit you. So, you really want to know which is better? How about if I say both are safe and effective? Would you believe me? Well, it’s true.
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2). Intellectual Property - Engaging with China By : Paul Ward
China is well entrenched in the global marketplace, but with Chinese piracy reported at 90 percent, it's the third least friendly country for protecting intellectual property (IP). China's accession into the World Trade Organization started four years ago. With this commitment to regulatory and economic restructuring, China has indeed been a country of economic opportunity for multinational corporations.
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3). Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights--What’s the Difference? By : Terry Williamson
Patents A patent protects inventions through federal law. Inventions are your creative ideas for new products (articles of manufacture), machines, processes, methods, compositions of matter, ornamentation on products, or new plants. An improvement on an existing product may also be patented. Utility patents protect the majority of these. To be patentable, your invention must be useful, novel and non-obvious.
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4). Shouldn’t Great Inventions Deserve Iron-clad Patents? By : Xavier Pillai
Chemical and pharmaceutical industries protect their inventions by securing patents. However, they realize, much to their surprise and their bottom line, that the patents do not hold up to scrutiny by lawyers and courts. This article provides practical tips to securing strong patents.
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5). Choosing the Right Attorney By : John Purdy
What if you could simply pick up the telephone and contact an attorney to get advice about any and all legal matters of interest to you? The attorney could draft your will, examine it and update it for every other year, place telephone calls on your behalf and prepare letters to negotiate your contracts and represent you in court.
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6). Invention Marketing and Licensing for the Inventor By : Elias Borges
There are a lot of less than forthright organizations that allegedly help individuals sell their inventions to industry. In all my years of working as a patent lawyer, I have never come across a single person who ever used one of these organizations to effectively market or sell their invention. However, I have met several who successfully marketed their inventions themselves.
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7). Step by Step Patents By : Patent Info
Do you have an idea or an invention that you would like to get patented?? Are you confused or unsure of what to do to obtain an invention patent? The best place to go to get patent information is through the U.S. Patent Office. This patent information is available online at their website at uspto.gov. Here's a step by step guide to how the patent process unfolds.
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8). Google Patent Application - User Data As Part of Ranking Process By : Halstatt Pires
In this third article, we continue to dig into the patent application of Google regarding the method used to rank sites in search results. Interestingly, Google asserts in the application that it “might” consider user data as a factor in organizing search results. What Is User Data? Without being rude, you should already know what user data is as part of your site evaluation.
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9). WikiPatents Enables Community Patent Review By : WikiPatents
“Bad patents” cost infringers—and, ultimately, all consumers—millions, if not billions, of dollars every year. Yet, “good patents” often go unrecognized. Until now, there has been no web site encouraging large-scale, organized public comment to clarify the true merits and value of U.S. patents. WikiPatents.com, officially launched August 28, 2006, addresses these problems.
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10). Patents – American Greatness By : Chuck Crawford
We all know what a patent is in general, but how much do you really know about patents and how they have shaped America? Our advances in technology here in America have surpassed that of all other countries combined. Many do not like to hear that, but it is a fact, and it has more to do with how America moved ahead of other countries economically than any other factor and still does today.
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11). Do you Have an Invention or an Idea for an Invention By : James Hunt
What are inventions? Well, basically an invention is when someone comes up with an idea or an object that has never been thought of before...
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12). Patents and Fees: An Overview By : Lisa Parmley
Gaining a patent on your invention can be an expensive undertaking. From beginning to end, here are the basic fees you will need to be prepared to pay. Please realize that many others may crop up depending on how complex the prosecution becomes for your patent.
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13). What Do We Mean by Patent Prosecution? By : Lisa Parmley
The prosecution of a patent includes the procedures that follow after a regular patent application is filed.
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14). Patent Protection Makes Sense By : Jessica Deets
For an inventor, getting a patent on an idea can mean the difference between finding good investors that will help launch a company or a design or running into a hornets' nest of people who would prefer to grab the idea, run with it and leave the inventor empty handed.
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15). Can you start selling your invention before patenting it? By : Xavier Pillai
Chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies spend large sums of money so that their employees burn the midnight oil and come up with great inventions, be it on a novel drug treat heart disease or a process to make large quantities of a chemical used in the manufacture of a plastic. Those inventions may be of little value if the company did not file for a patent in a timely manner.
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16). What You Should Know About Patent Registration By : mrizalm
There is one kind of home business that is very different to any other: that of the inventor. If you've invented something, the chances are that you don't have the resources to mass-produce it yourself - you'll be needing to send the plans and designs off to someone else to make in their factory. When you do this, though, how can you protect your idea against theft by them, or anyone else who might see it? The answer is patent registration.
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17). Patent It - If You Don't, Someone Else Will! By : Loreno Lepe
Do you have an invention that has been burrowing away in your mind for years? Do you think it could make you real money, but you lack the financial ability to do anything about it at the moment? If you do, you might want to consider applying for a patent. Whilst it can seem quite expensive to buy a patent for something that is currently only an idea, it can be well worth it in the long run.
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18). If You've Got A Good Idea For A Product, Do You Need A Patent? By : Abigail Franks
Once you have your product developed it's time to decide if a patent is worth the trouble. Although in theory, all good ideas should be protected by a patent. Consider the protection however as only the right to allow you to claim the technology, product or ideas as your own. YOU get to do all the protecting. So if you develop a product then someone steals the idea and goes into competition with you, you have the right to sue and defend your patent rights.
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19). Checking Credentials Before Hiring Anyone to Help You Patent Your Invention By : Lisa Parmley
Many businesses make more than a decent living helping inventors just like you make money from their inventions. From filing a patent to licensing and marketing your invention, someone is around every corner offering assistance.
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20). The In’s and Out’s of Gaining a Patent By : Lisa Parmley
Please note that there is more to gaining a patent than just filing an application and waiting. It is possible that this is all you will have to do, but unlikely. Once a patent application is sent in to the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), it will be assigned to a patent examiner.
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21). The Beginnings of a Quality Patent Search By : Lisa Parmley
Hopefully you realize that before you do much of anything, you need to look at the marketability of your invention. Remember, you don’t want to do anything until you have a good feel for whether or not you can actually make some money from your invention. Of course, you can’t ever determine with 100% accuracy if you will make money or how much, but you can gain an idea by looking at other products available in the marketplace.
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22). Patent Practitioners: Separating the Good from the Bad By : Lisa Parmley
If you choose to hire a patent practitioner, they will help you throughout the complex patent process. You may even consider granting them power of attorney over your patent application.
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23). The Inventor’s Dilemma By : Lisa Parmley
So you’ve done your homework (or are planning on being diligent about it at least). And you’ve decided to definitely forge ahead and gain a patent on your invention. So now what? Well, first of all, be warned that patenting your invention will cost you several thousand dollars. The fee varies widely; you will ultimately need to receive an estimate from the professional you choose.
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24). Do I Need Patent Protection To Establish My Rights To A Great Idea Or Design. By : Abigail Franks
One of the first things to do when you have an idea is to write it down. Documentation is the most important step you can make to in securing future rights to your idea. The documentation needs to be in a tight bound or engineering type notebook. These are like a basic school notebook that pages cannot be added. It's also a good idea to get a notebook that it's also difficult and noticeable if any pages are removed.
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25). How to Handle Patent Infringement? By : Lisa Parmley
Who will be there when things go wrong? Due to the trouble, expense and the risks involved with gaining a patent, you might be lulled into thinking that the government will be there to lend you a helping hand when it comes time to enforce the rights your patented invention.
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