Amazon Seller: How to Get Patents That Boost Sales
What makes patents useful to Amazon Sellers? Patents can be highly effective at boosting sales. But, and this is a huge but, good patents do…
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What are the Top 10 Foreign National Stage Countries Chosen By US PCT Filers?
How many PCT Applications are filed by US applicants? In 2023, over 55,000 international PCT applications were filed by applicants from the US. Which PCT…
Software Design Patent: What You Need to Know
Why consider design patents for software? Utility patents for software, though potentially powerful, are notoriously expensive and difficult to obtain. If you are thinking of…
Amazon Patent Violation: How To Fight And Win High Stakes APEX Cases
Are your Amazon listings accused of infringing a patent? Less than 20% of Amazon sellers achieve monthly sales over $10,000. When you reach that level…
Software Design Patents: A Better Way of Patenting?
Why design patents for software? Should you even bother patenting software? Perhaps you heard that software utility patents are difficult to obtain. The prospect of…
Can you get money damages or attorney’s fees in a TTAB trademark opposition or cancellation?
Can you get money in a TTAB trademark proceeding? No, you cannot get money in a TTAB trademark opposition or cancellation. The Trademark Trial and…
What is the Amazon APEX process?
Does Amazon enable sellers to use utility patents to stop product sales? Prior to Amazon introducing its own way of resolving patent violations by sellers,…
Inventions Not Made in USA: Which countries require the first patent or foreign filing permission?
Can you file your first patent application anywhere in the world? We represent both US and foreign clients. Sometimes, a client will want to file…
What is a European Unitary Patent?
Why consider a Europe Unitary Patent? US patent applicants will often give consideration to foreign patent protection. In addition to China, US patent filers will…
How to Win Amazon APEX: Case Study on Noninfringement
Amazon APEX Patent Case Study: How We Won the Noninfringement Argument Sellers nowadays cannot ignore patent issues when selling on Amazon. APEX is Amazon’s program…
How to Deal With a Difficult Trademark Rejection
Dealing with Difficult Trademark Office Actions When your trademark application receives a challenging refusal, think twice before doing what everyone else does (i.e., argue). Do…
Can your patent protect you from infringement?
Would a patent protect its owner from infringing other patents? Patents are complicated, to say the least. For those new to patents, one concept is…
What are the Wrong Patents for Amazon Sellers?
What are the right patents for Amazon sellers? Amazon sellers face a unique challenge in stopping competitors from selling copycat products. Traditional patents that might…
Is your design patent taking too long?
How long does it take to get a design patent? On average, a design patent application can take about 16 months for the initial examination.…
Everything Foreign Applicants Must Know About US Utility Patents
Can foreign applicants file US utility patent applications? Inventors located outside the US can file US patent applications. Foreign inventors, however, must be careful to…
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