As of February 17, 2012, Brunei (BN) became a Paris Convention country for PCT and Paris Convention patent procedure participation. Cheng-Ning Jong, a...
ePCT
As of July 2012, the ePCT application of WIPO provides secure online access to PCT application files. (It is the equivalent of the USPTO public and pr...
Licensing Availability of PCT applications
As of January 2012, WIPO’s PATENTSCOPE website became an audience for patentees to offer their patent for license. To participate in this program, a...
AIA Brings Changes to PCT applications
As of September 16, 2012, the America Invents Act (AIA) allows entities (businesses) to be applicants if they are an assignee or employer of the inven...
PATENTSCOPE
PATENTSCOPE is a new search tool on the WIPO website that allows you not only to search the PCT database of over one million PCT international appli...
Recent trends in trademark application timelines
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO website offers a wealth of information about trademarks. One valuable publication is the “Trade...
What tools are in your toolbox for brand protection?
In my previous blog about brand management, I discussed what a brand is, the importance of developing a brand, and how to manage it. With all the time...
Brand management
Knowing how to create a strong brand is as important as correct and consistent use of the mark in your commercial endeavors. Creating a brand is not j...
Using judicial factors for determining patent damages
When an inventor commercializes his invention, the question always arises as to what it is worth if you sell of license it to someone. A new product h...
WhitServe: A lesson in claims writing for software, mobile app and business method patent applications
With technology improving at an increasingly rapid rate and our dependency on technology in our daily lives growing, there are many software, mobile a...