2017

Check on the Status of Your Pending Patent Application

Check on the Status of Your Pending Patent Application

[9-March-17 20:13:35]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) utilizes PAIR – Patent Application Information Retrieval System. PAIR has a private site that provides a USPTO/Internet infrastructure capability...
Have you tested your business idea?

Have you tested your business idea?

[6-March-17 17:42:35]
Find your Idea’s Fatal Flaw by asking the following questions: “What am I missing? What possible pitfalls am I not seeing? How might my competitors...
Why are trademarks important?

Why are trademarks important?

[30-January-17 19:28:13]
Source: Entrepreneurs Even if you don’t realize it, everyone deals with trademarks on a daily basis. “Trademark” is another way of referring to brands. Consumers’...
Innovation is the Key to a Successful Business

Innovation is the Key to a Successful Business

[24-January-17 22:36:02]
The companies that do this best, according to Beckley, are the ones that will ultimately have sustained success.”In the vast sea of innovation, companies that...
First to File Revisited

First to File Revisited

[19-January-17 19:39:01]
The United States Patent Code makes provision for an inventor who is the first to file a patent application for an invention. The first-to-file system...
Patent Has Issued – What are the next steps?

Patent Has Issued – What are the next steps?

[5-January-17 15:57:39]
About Patent Maintenance Fees Source: USPTO.GOV A maintenance fee is a fee that is required for maintaining in force all utility and reissue utility patents...
USPTO Fights Fraudulent Trademark Solicitations

USPTO Fights Fraudulent Trademark Solicitations

[3-January-17 1:05:00]
USPTO Fights Fraudulent Trademark Solicitations The USPTO has worked hard to fight solicitations from companies fraudulently promising to protect trademarks, and we have taken a...

2016

I received a cease and desist letter. What next?

I received a cease and desist letter. What next?

[30-November-16 18:21:14]
What is a cease and desist letter/email? A cease and desist (or demand) letter/email is correspondence that states or suggests that you are potentially infringing...
All About USPTO’s Creepy IP

All About USPTO’s Creepy IP

[1-November-16 18:48:08]
When Patents and Trademarks Go Bump in the Night A post about the USPTO from the Department of Commerce Innovation comes in all shapes and...