How Admissions Affect the Outcome of Your Patent Application When you file a patent application, everything should accurately and positively describe your invention. This means you need to avoid including unnecessary comments, like admissions, that could lead to the rejection of your application. Read on as Legal Advantage, your provider of intellectual property support services, explains […]
Important Things You Need to Know About Cybersquatting Cybersquatting is a way to profit from the goodwill of a trademark that belongs to someone else by registering in, trafficking in or using a certain domain name. Cybersquatters do this to profit from the proper trademark owners. Legal Advantage, a top expert in legal support services, […]
Developments in 2018 That Patent Owners Need to Know About Patent owners have many things to look forward to this year, as well as many things to prepare for. The US Chamber of Commerce’s IP Index will have another iteration, changes in the Republican leadership might affect patent reforms and China is improving its patent […]
Patent Validity in the Real Courts and the PTAB Inventors and patent owners need stay updated on developments in the IP landscape in order to protect their rights. Legal Advantage is the leading choice for legal support services and patent drawing services in the local area. Today, we’ll discuss how errors by the Patent Trial […]
What Are the 10 Most Important Questions to Ask Yourself before Filing at USPTO Obtaining a patent on your invention is never a piece of cake – it demands involvement and investment right from the pre-stages of tapping an idea into a tangible form, that can be defined under the purview of patentability, and further […]
Challenges Faced by USPTO Examiners: an Indication to Outsource Prior Art Search Before Filing USPTO examiners are facing a variety of challenges and pressure while examining patent applications and finding relevant “prior art”. There are various factors affecting the quality of results produced by the USPTO examiners — the number of applications filed each year, […]
Blockchain Technology – A Giant Leap Forward for Mankind In October 2008, a paper, titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”, was published by Satoshi Nakamoto that marked the genesis of the blockchain technology as a concept for developing bitcoin. This set the cornerstone of a phenomenon that has recently opened doors to a plethora […]
Vacuum Cleaner A “Vacuum Cleaner” also known as a “Sweeper” is a device that uses an air pump which has a centrifugal fan, and creates a partial vacuum and sucks updust/dirt from various surfaces. The sucked dust/dirt is collected in a dust-bag or a cyclone for later disposal. These cleaners find their place both in […]
The Different Line Types Seen in Patent Illustrations Patent Illustrations do not just contain simple lines that form a drawing. Explained here are 5 basic line types you will see in a patent illustration formal draft. 1. Solid Line: The solid line represents the claimed portion of a design drawing. 2. Phantom Line: The Phantom […]
Patent Searching – Methods And Techniques Used By Professional Searchers Patent database searching is an important aspect of any technical innovation and development today. It is estimated that over a million patents are being published annually, of which more than 90% are not available in any other form of publication1. The information contained within the […]