March 2013 is just around the corner, and with it come the new patent laws initiated by the approval of the America Invents Act. This New Year’s, ma...
Overcoming prior art rejections in your patent application
It’s an inventor’s worst nightmare: your unique, one-of-a-kind idea has already been invented and patented by someone else. You’ve invested time...
Defensive strategies – blocking competitors’ patent efforts
The America Invents Act (AIA) now allows third parties to participate in patent prosecution by submitting prior art to the Examiner within nine months...
Prior art defined before and after March 16, 2013
Much of the AIA is now in effect. However, the most controversial changes in patent law won’t come into play until March 16, 2013. These include the...
Pre-patent disclosure of your invention
There are many times that you need to disclose information about your inventive concept to third parties such as vendors, contractors and investors. T...
Prior Art for the PCT process
For PCT searches and Written Opinions, prior art includes everything made available to the public by written disclosure anywhere in the world prior to...