Tag: utility patent

What is a smarter way to patent a medical device? Medical device patents can make a direct impact on sales as well as create licensing…

How do you patent food? If you love to eat as much as I do, you might think of food as something you would not…

What is wrong with filing cheap patents? It’s one thing to tell folks that cheap patents can lead to irreversible damage, but it’s quite another…

Do patents matter? Some say patents are worthless. Don’t even bother, they argue, and focus on selling products instead. Others say patents matter. If patents…

What is the purpose of a provisional patent application? To know how to write a provisional patent application (PPA) well, you must first understand its…

What is Amazon APEX? Amazon sellers now have another avenue for enforcing utility patents. APEX stands for Amazon Patent Evaluation eXpress. As implied in its…

Should you try to file a patent yourself? Should you file a utility patent application yourself? Would your utility patent application enjoy a higher success…

Focus on what matters most So much can be said, and has been said, about the patent application process. It can feel overwhelming. To avoid…

Can you file a single patent application for all countries? Wouldn’t it be great if you could get a single patent to cover all countries?…

Does our firm recommend PCT patent applications? If foreign utility patent protection is desired, filing a PCT patent application makes sense for many applicants. Generally,…

What is the status of the China utility model process? Utility models (UM) are known for being cheap and automatic. For US filers seeking patent…

Will your patent be rejected? Almost certainly in a nonprovisional utility patent application, you will face rejections. In a design patent application, perhaps not so…