utility patent

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 has been said about the patent application process. It can feel overwhelming. To avoid information overload, let’s get…

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…

Utility or design patent? In order to know how to get a patent, first determine the type of IP you need. Do you need a…

Do you need a design or utility patent application? At the outset, you will not be able to tell whether your patent application is any…

What makes a utility patent good? A patent can be both a sword and shield. Defensively, a patent blocks future applicants from patenting the same…

Can you change a patent application after it has been filed? Do ideas simply stop churning in your head after a patent application has been…