Responding to an office action raised against a patent application An office action response is a response given by an applicant of a patent to the PTO during the prosecution of the patent application. A person who responds to an office action should be aware of techno legal language as they would be amending a […]
What are the 10 Important Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Filing at USPTO? Obtaining a patent for 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 […]
Will AIA (America Invents Act, 2011) be repealed Will AIA (America Invents Act, 2011) be repealed? Recently a bill “Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2018” was passed in House of Representatives of the United States of America that triggered a widespread speculation amongst the IP community in the US. The raison d’étre for […]
Improvement inventions – Patent Claim drafting Jepson Claims: Patents are granted for new or novel inventions adhering to the subject matter eligibility requirements provisioned under 35 U.S.C. 101 as patentable inventions. The same code also mentions protecting the improvements over the prior art as “new and useful improvements.” Drafting an improvement application requires an understanding of […]
Is Inter Partes Review (IPR) constitutional? One of the key innovations of the 2011 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is the creation of “inter partes review” process (IPR), run by the newly-created Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Under IPR, a third party may request the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to have […]
Overview of Trademark Trademark is usually referred to a brand, logo, names, symbols, devices or words/phrase related to products, sign, design or expression or combination thereof. It’s a way to notify the general public the registrant’s right of ownership of the mark and to indicate the public the aim of distinguishing the product from that […]
A Practical Approach to Calculate Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) Patent Term Adjustment (hereinafter PTA) is not rocket-science and to enable you with the prowess to dive into the deep understanding of statutory requirements for the PTA without getting caught up with the trickiness of a legal draft, we provide a practical approach to explaining the […]
What is a Post Grant Review (PGR)?, IPR vs PGR Post Grant Review (PGR): A post-grant review (PGR) is a way of questioning a patent’s validity. PGR was introduced by the America Invents Act (AIA) on September 16, 2012, as a counterpart to the Inter Partes Review (IPR) procedure. Together, they replace the inter partes […]
[INFOGRAPHIC] Copyright Protection 101: A Visual Guide Copyright is designed to provide authors protection against unauthorized usage of their original creative work. Unfortunately, not everyone understands how it works. Let this infographic fill you in with the basics. Copyright is a legal protection given to the authors of original and creative work, which is put […]
Naming Your Company and Watching Your Back With a TradeMark Search Choosing a Name for Your Business Entrepreneurs and startups spend lot of time and resources to identify what their corporate name, URL, and slogan will be. Why go through all the hassles of picking a name for your business only to discover that someone […]