by evansfox | Jan 15, 2013
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, make a resolution that will benefit your patent strategy: implement a 5-step process to create an effective defense for...
by evansfox | Dec 27, 2012
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 and money in reducing the invention to practice and filing a patent application, and you receive the bad news via an office...
by evansfox | Oct 23, 2012
The America Invents Act (AIA) now allows third parties to participate in patent prosecution by submitting prior art to the Examiner within nine months after the patent application publishes The prior art must be accompanied by a statement explaining the relevance of...
by evansfox | Oct 23, 2012
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 critically acclaimed First inventor to File One year personal grace period Expanded definition of prior art Now is the...
by evansfox | Oct 18, 2012
There are many times that you need to disclose information about your inventive concept to third parties such as vendors, contractors and investors. The best possible protection is to have a patent application filed before any such disclosures are made so that there...
