Patent Protection For Pharmaceutical Products

Almost all African countries already allow patent protection for pharmaceutical products.

Why A Patent Lawyer Can Be An Inventor's Best Friend

Some may think that brilliant men like Thomas Edison and Nicolai Tesla are rare these days but I know better. As a matter of fact I have a friend who is a certifiable genius inventor, inventing things like an engine that runs on tap water and a device that increases gas mileage by nearly 40 percent.

Beat the (Patent) Clock

A patent is a very important part of the process of inventing. But there are certain aspects of this process that are a complete surprise to many inventors when they finally learn the reality of the patent process.

Patent Piracy and Intellectual Property Issues; US and China

There are some International Trade Deficit Issues, which the United States is trying to shore up right now. China, needs to right-size its currency although that is five years out and we all know instant changes could cause chaos there. Many business men in the United States complain and say that

New Patent Bill; is It Worthy of Its PR?

Will the Senate be able to come up with a workable set of US Patent System rules to streamline the bottleneck in the United States Patent Office? Will these new rules help the technology industry move forward or will the laws simply be more of the same and further stifle innovation in this country. And even if we have new laws in our nation

Patent Search

Getting a patent is one of the most necessary things to be accomplished once you have conceptualized an innovative idea. A patent confirms that the idea is original, and also secures that the creator’s idea will not be infringed in any manner. However, before acquiring a patent, the creator has to find out whether the concept has been patented before.

A Strong Patent Is Important To Halt Infringer's Operations, Says U.S. Supreme Court

Chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies and inventors spend countless number of hours and a lot of money to come up with a drug for curing killer diseases like cancer or diabetes or a new catalyst that will speed up a chemical reaction towards making a wonder plastic. They protect their inventions by securing a patent. When they go to the court to halt an infringer's operations, the courts often refuse to halt the infringer's operation. A weak patent may be the cause.

Patent: Seven Ways to Keep You from the Wolves

You have an invention or an idea for an invention. The first people you may hear about - or even may contact you - are from an invention development company. While many of these organizations are legitimate, some are not.

Patent - History Of U.S. Patent Office

An article about the early history of the United States Patent Office.

Patent - Marketing Strategy

An article about marketing strategy and avoiding starting the one year clock ticking on patents.

Patent Litigation Financing

A company or person who invents something new would like to be the sole owner of the invention. Since it is their 'original idea' they want to reap the benefits and profits. This is applicable on everything from the designs, trademark or brand names, copyrights and so on. These 'ideas' are collectively called intellectual property. It is not easy to protect these 'ideas' until and unless the government intervenes. That is, the government ensures 'protection' by issuing various intellectual protection rights. One such intellectual protection right is that of patents.

Royalties on Patents and Audit Rights

Many inventors come up with a great idea and wish to sell this idea to another company in trade for royalties for use of their patent. This makes sense because the inventor

Using Someone Else's Patent to Bring A Product to Market

Often inventors and innovators will come up with a way to make a better mousetrap. Often they will find others hold patents to a critical component to make this better mousetrap innovation or invention.

Invented Something? Get a Patent

There is one kind of home based business that is very different to any other: that of the inventor. If you’ve invented something with the purpose to make money from your home based business, the chances are that you don’t have the resources to mass-produce it yourself – you’ll be needing to send the plans and designs off to someone else to make in their factory. When you do this, though, how can you protect your inventive idea for starting a home based business against theft by them, or anyone else who might see it? The answer is patent registration.

U.S. Issues Over 3,000 Utility Patents-Every Week!

The utility patent represents over 85% of the approximately 3,500 patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) every week. Once granted, the utility patent provides you 20 years from date of application to “produce, promote and profit from your unique idea”©.