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 […]
The Risk of Filing Informal Drawings It is said that nothing travels faster than light, but this is untrue; the speed of business is slightly faster than the speed of light. In the light-speed rush to bring a new product to the market, inventors often wish to file what are called “informal” drawings as part […]
ODE TO QUANTUM DOTS In the world of materials, she is but an infant Sparked into existence by bright minds Seemed to have occurred in an instant She then opened vistas by breaking many binds Angstroms and nanometers are how she is measured For she takes up only a miniscule amount of space Being small […]
Patent Filings Rising Over the Top – Other side of the coin The flow of patent applications filings in the recent years has been quite strong. This communicates two things – there has been a surge in global inventions and an increase in intellectual property rights awareness. There is an old saying ‘every coin has […]
Freedom to Operate Search Details A Freedom to operate (FTO) search is also known as ‘Freedom to practice’ (FTP) or ‘Product clearance’ search. As the name suggests, a freedom to operate search is a search type that attorneys use to create an opinion that claims you the future patent holder are free from all legal […]
America Invents Act The long awaited reforms to embetter the patent system were realized by the America Invents Act (AIA). The act was signed into law by President Obama on the 16th of September, 2011. According to a White House press release published on the same day, AIA will help businesses and inventors in the […]