Patent Search: What are differences between Novelty, Validity and Freedom-To-Operate Searches?
What are the different types of patent searches? A patent search can mean different things. So when you’re talking to a patent attorney about a…
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What is PDX (Electronic Priority Document Exchange)?
When a U.S. national stage patent application or direct filing claims priority to a foreign application, a certified copy of the foreign priority document is required.…
What are differences between the Principal Register and Supplemental Register?
Principal Register vs. Supplemental Register By default, most trademark applications seek registration on the Principal Register. When an examining attorney determines that a mark is…
What happens when your trademark in use is different than the mark in your registration or application?
Does your mark in use match your applied-for or registered mark? Trademark use and registration are two different issues. In an ideal world, your trademark…
Can a provisional patent application be filed in a foreign language?
Can a provisional patent application be filed in a non-English language? Provisional patent applications with non-English specifications can be filed with the USPTO. In order…
Are Provisional Patent Applications Published or Made Publicly Available?
Are provisional patent applications published? No, a provisional patent application is not published by the USPTO. However, they made be made publicly accessible under certain…
Should you file a trademark first before using it?
Use or file trademark first? You do not have to apply for a trademark prior to using it. In most cases, trademark rights in the…
What is the Full First Action Interview Pilot Program (FAI)?
What First Action Interview is not Let’s first clarify what the First Action Interview (FAI) program does not do. The FAI program does not apply…
Where to find flat fee patent attorneys for filing patent and trademark applications at fixed rates
Flat fee patent applications Flat fee patent attorneys provide greater transparency and certainty for clients seeking to budget patent applications. Our firm can provide fixed…
What is a TTAB trademark Notice of Opposition?
What is a trademark Notice of Opposition filed with the TTAB? After a trademark application has been preliminarily approved by the USPTO examining attorney, the…
Trademark opposition attorney fees: flat fee attorney fee schedule for TTAB oppositions and cancellations
Flat fee attorneys for trademark oppositions or cancellations? My firm, Innovation Capital Law Group, offers flat rate attorney’s fees for IP matters, including a fee schedule…
Do You Need an NDA Before Talking to a Patent Attorney?
Need an NDA to talk to patent attorney? It’s a common question I get from startups, inventors, entrepreneurs and basically anyone starting up a new…
What is PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway)?
What is PPH? PPH stands for Patent Prosecution Highway, a cooperative program between the USPTO and participating foreign patent offices to expedite the allowance of…
Where can I find an IP checklist for startup companies?
What is an IP checklist? An IP checklist helps a startup company to make sure that fundamental IP rights are adequately protected. At a minimum,…
Patent Opposition: How to Challenge a Pending Patent Application
Is there a way to challenge or oppose a patent application? Yes, any third party may file a preissuance submission to oppose a utility nonprovisional…
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