National, State and Local Laws: Understanding the Game

So often folks starting out do not understand the game and all the laws, which they must deal with. Today we have an abundance of laws and duplications in law at all levels of our government. These laws are in place so that we can run a cohesive society and civilization. Indeed it appears to be working quite well, as today it is hard to dispute that the United States of America is by far the greatest nation in the history of mankind.

Arizona Child Support Laws

Child support plays a major role when it comes to providing support for a custodial parent's child/children.

Montana Child Support the Treasure State

How do you know if you qualify for child support? Child support is available to all single parents in need of financial assistance from the non-custodial parent.

Will Wisconsin's Patents Block Embryonic Stem Cell Research?

An article by Washburn in the Los Angeles Times and a separate article by Loring and Campbell in Science suggest that the presence of patents by a University of Wisconsin professor (Thomson) may be a greater impediment to embryonic stem cell research than the funding limitations imposed by George Bush in 2001. These suggestions do not contemplate the research safe harbor created by the Hatch-Waxman Act in 35 USC 271(e)(1) as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Merck v. Integra.

Arkansas Child Support

In today's world, child support plays an important role in the custodial parent and child's life.

Patent Laws Defined, Part II

United States Code – Title 35 Part Two Part two of the United States code on obtaining a patent is quite lengthy. It starts off describing the different criteria that must be met by the invention before it can be patented. This section of Title 35 also deals with the various types of patents available, along with how to submit an application to the Patent Office. Part two of the patent laws also contains information on the guidelines used in assessing your application, and the process involved in issuing the patent. United States Code – Title 35 Part Three This section of the United States Code on patents addresses the legal issues associated with patents. It describes the patent laws involved in the ....

Business Method Patents, Part II

Since the flood of applications to the Patent Office, various online companies have applied for and been granted patents on a wide variety of methods, many of those involving Internet shopping or Web commerce advertising. In order to qualify for a business method patent there are various criteria that must be met. First of all, a business method patent is granted for a method or type of business software that is practical in its purpose. This is a criterion which is common for granting of all patents. Another criterion is that the business method must not be obvious. The Patent Office will not approve applications for methods that they have deemed to be entirely obvious. It is easy to prove that a method is practical, but a little harder to prove it is not obvious. A third criterion a business method patent must fulfill is that it should be something that is worth patenting. The Patent and Trademark ....

A Soft Introduction to Software Patents

A definition of software patent is hard and one may not find the definition on any patent office website. Software embodied in a physical computer readable medium and aiding an innovative process or machine is considered patentable. In order to obtain a software patent, the patent application has to subtly claim the software as employing or performing certain function or process and as embodied in a computer readable medium.

Patent - The Essential Information

When you have dreamed up the next best thing to hit the market, the latest craze or invention, how do you protect this idea before someone else snatches it up? Your thoughts and ideas are known as intellectual property. Did you know that you can lay claim to your future invention and let the whole world know that it is yours? This way, you don't have to worry about someone stealing your intellectual property (at least, legally). The best course of action for protecting the idea of your invention is through applying for a patent.

Patent Intelligence

Intellectual Property is gaining the attention of all industry sectors in recent few years. In today's hypercompetitive environment, it is essential for organizations to gather competitive intelligence from different informational sources. Patents are one of the most organized and easily accessible competitive & technological information sources. Patent intelligence is the transformation of content found in multiple patent documents into technical, business and legal insight and is a key element to gain competitive advantage

How to Patent an Invention

Whether you've discovered the latest technological wonder or figured out a way to satisfy a common woe shared by millions, the protection of an invention is very important. In order to receive credit and hopefully a profit from your vision, one must obtain a patent-

Patenting - An Overview For New Inventors

If you are serious about an idea and want to see it turned into a fully fledged invention, it is essential to obtain some form of patent protection, at least to the 'patent pending' status. Without that, it is unwise to advertise or promote the idea, as it is easily stolen. More than that, businesses you approach will not take you seriously - as without the patent pending status your idea is just that - an idea.

Provisional or Non-provisional Patent Application - Which Should You Choose?

An article discussing that a provisional patent application is not a patent, and usually never becomes a patent, unless directly converted. It automatically expires after twelve months following the day of filing and cannot be revived. Because it must be converted, it is more costly in the long run to obtain a patent by first filing a provisional application.

Basics Of Patent Law In India

Patent law has been formulated with an objective to promote and protect the inventions and methods. The object of granting a patent is to encourage and develop science, technology and industry. A patent can be defined as a grant of exclusive rights to an inventor over his invention for a limited period of time. The exclusive rights conferred include the right to make, use, exercise, sell or distribute the invention in India. The term of a patent is twenty years, after the expiry of which, the invention would fall into the public domain.

Working With A Patent Attorney

This article provides useful tips to aspiring inventors about the things to look for while hiring a patent attorney or a patent lawyer.