Life Sciences Prior Art Search CLE We had a great turn out for our first Best Practices in Prior Art Searching – Life Sciences. We tried to go through the 120 slides but hard to do so in an hour. Two questions in particular came up twice. If you want to sign up for our next one, […]
November Continuing Legal Education After wrapping up our November Patent Illustration CLE: Best Practices in Patent Illustration, I am left with a very strong message: Consistency Counts. The USPTO has official regulations, but at the end of the day a person is examining your application and you need to keep them convinced. By simply keeping […]
Top 20 companies & law firms with USPTO issued patents for the third quarter We have just compiled our list for the top 20 companies and the top 20 law firms who were issued patents by the USPTO for the third quarter of 2009. No big surprises out there from the corporate side with IBM, […]
Fast Growing Intellectual Property Service Provider Expands to Canada “Canadian demand for Legal Advantage’s intellectual property services continues to increase,” said Mirza Baig, CEO of Legal Advantage. “A presence in Toronto will allow Legal Advantage to provide a higher and more personalized level of service for clients in the Toronto metropolitan region and Canada as […]
Provisional or Non-Provisional Application Drawings are the foundation of any patent application, whether it is a provisional or non provisional application. Therefore, it is imperative to abide by the guidelines of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to ensure that the drawings are clear and the patent passes examination. To understanding the differences […]