Patent - History Of U.S. Patent Office

An article about the early history of the United States Patent Office.

Patent Writing India - The Patent Amendment Act, 2002

The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002 was passed by Parliament in May, 2002 and notified in June, 2003. The Act has been made effective from May, 2003 and has brought about lot of changes...

Shouldn't Great Inventions Deserve Iron-clad Patents?

Chemical or pharmaceutical industries obtain patents to protect their inventions. However, many of the patents do not hold up to intense scrutiny by lawyers and courts. This article provides practical tips for obtaining strong patent protection on inventions so that these industries can resist competition successfully.

How to Obtain a Patent

If you're a budding Thomas Edison, then you will be well aware of the importance of knowing how to obtain a patent for the invention that will make you millions. A patent will give you full property rights to your invention. Basically this means that you will have full control of the invention, excluding anyone else from using or marketing your designs. Clearly it is a crucial step that must be done correctly.

Intellectual Property – Patent Dispute – Revocation

In the case of Merz Pharma GmbH and Co KGaA v Allergan Inc [2006], a dispute arose as to the validity of a patent for the use of Botulinium toxins in a type of medical treatment.

How To File A Patent Application

Increasing instances of counterfeiting and introduction & marketing of goods or concepts with minor changes have almost mandated original authors or creators to get their products, designs or ideas patented.

Patents In India - Interpreting The Claim Language

To get acquainted with the patent claim drafting is a difficult task and the general trend prevailing during the examination process and the court’s observation has to be analyzed and understood before one start writing claims for a patent.

Working With A Patent Attorney

This article provides useful tips to aspiring inventors about the things to look for while hiring a patent attorney or a patent lawyer.

Patent, Trademark And Copyright - The Differences

Patent, trademark, copyright - we hear these three terms very frequently. This article attempts to explain the differences.

Provisional or Non-provisional Patent Application - Which Should You Choose?

An article discussing that a provisional patent application is not a patent, and usually never becomes a patent, unless directly converted. It automatically expires after twelve months following the day of filing and cannot be revived. Because it must be converted, it is more costly in the long run to obtain a patent by first filing a provisional application.

How to Patent an Invention

Whether you've discovered the latest technological wonder or figured out a way to satisfy a common woe shared by millions, the protection of an invention is very important. In order to receive credit and hopefully a profit from your vision, one must obtain a patent-

Art and Science of patent Searching

Patent searching is both an art and a science. Consequently, search capability improves with practice. But optimum practice requires a solid foundation for those who seek to conduct searches accurately and efficiently. Identification of factors for determining when a search is needed and what types and sources of information should be searched in the process is the crucial part

Patent Citation Data for Competitive Intelligence

Patents are most comprehensive and well documented technological and competitive information source. The most important is that it freely accessible through internet. Studies of technological change constitute a field of growing importance and sophistication. The Citation analysis enables companies to establish the strategies by identifying desirable technology for faster time to market without potential risks.

Patenting System - A Historic Perspective

News items flooding from our daily information sources on patents, company law suits, intellectual property rights, and the like would make one believe that the system of patenting is quite young. On the contrary, history of patenting dates back to more than five hundred years.