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 […]
Patent Infringement Analysis and Patent Mapping Since we analyze patents for many different reasons to suit various needs of our clients, there really isn’t one definition for Patent Analysis. Based on the end requirement and the scope, we come out with the best possible process for a patent analysis that meets your overall requirements. Whether […]
What is Patentability Search It is imperative for someone who seeks patent protection to understand the scope of the invention to be patented, whether it is new or known, whether it has some economical benefit in comparison to the available arts. It is essential to conduct a search that includes all the below categories to […]
Legal Advantage – Intellectual Property & Legal Support Services for Attorneys Legal Advantage’s mission is “To help Inventors the World Over Protect Their Ideas and Realize Their Dreams”. With over nine years of solid industry experience, and over 20,000 projects for AMLaw 200 and IP350 clients, Legal Advantage continues to offer a premier collection of intellectual […]
Why Realistic Shading will Reduce USPTO Rejections Why Realistic Shading will Reduce Rejections Design patents are granted on the premise that the drawings that depict the matter’s innovations are accurate, true to life representations of the physical form of the object. Representing the true isometric silhouette, intricate details, hidden areas of the form, and figure-to-figure […]
Descriptive Geometry in Patent Illustration In the best practices of both utility patent illustration and design patent illustration, there’s an approach which is often very useful, but which is also often overlooked. When an inventor provides only the vaguest indication of a complex shape needed for a patent drawing, it falls to the illustrator to […]
Basics of a Design Patent and Design Patent Searches Design patents are based on the ornamental aspects of surface decoration, aesthetic configuration, appearance and shape of an item. In contrast to a utility patent, a design patent is issued for aesthetic features for a new or an improved outward appearance; however, the subject claimed in […]
America Invents Act : Notes on the bill The House Judiciary committee approved the America Invents Act (H.R. 1249) a bill to modernize and reform the patent system by a vote of 32-3. This bill implements a first-inventor-to-file standard for patent approval, creates a post-grant review system to weed out bad patents and helps the […]
Patent Illustration Tips: Surface Shading for Design and Utility Patents Accurate representation of an object’s form is critical to the success of a design patent, and in many cases utility patents use shading as a tool to ease the examiner’s readability of a figure. Proper shading is critical for success of the patent as the […]