Inventing something new is exhilarating but turning that idea into a protected patent can be challenging. Getting the right patent referral service can significantly impact the patenting process.

Protect your inventions with these tips. 1. What can be patented? An invention is a technical solution to a technical problem. In order to be patentable your invention must be novel, nonobvious, and ...

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A: Patent law allows you to patent an invention, machine, process, plant or design. Once (or if) you have determined that your device can be protected by a patent, you will then decide what type of ...

Steps to take With all these issues and considerations in mind, R&D companies may then plan for patenting, to build up a patent portfolio. Invention disclosure is the first step in letting researchers ...

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Technology Transfer Practice Tips: Take the time to determine whether all invention records received in your Tech Transfer Office are in fact “subject inventions” subject to Bayh-Dole. This is a legal ...

Sound Understanding of the Patent Landscape Remains Crucial to Bringing a Drug to Market In patent law, the claim is the name of the game. For emerging and established biotechnology and pharmaceutical ...

Are you afraid of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office? I was, when I began filing patent applications in the 1990s. All I knew was that I had an invention and patenting it was going to be extremely ...