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International Patent Law in China and Its Impact on American Innovation

Many complain about the fact that Chinese companies often steal American products and re-engineer them and send them around the world to be sold in mass. In fact you do not have to look very hard in the United States on retail shelves to see knock off products of such.


Royalties on Patents and Audit Rights

Many inventors come up with a great idea and wish to sell this idea to another company in trade for royalties for use of their patent. This makes sense because the inventor


Patent - How To Get One

An article on how to get a patent.


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.


Maximizing Your Experience with Patent Attorneys

Are you afraid of what it will cost you to obtain a patent? If you are an independent inventor, you might be. Large corporations may be able to shell out thousands of dollars without flinching, but when the money comes from a single income it’s a different story.


Free Patent Searches

One of the primary things to do when a commercially viable idea hits the brain is to search for a patent for the concept. A patent allows for the conversion of the concept into a business and prohibits others from infringing on the idea. Commonly, patent searches through patent search offices entail some footwork as well as money.


Patent Lawsuit Financing

Patents are related to new innovative and useful inventions made by researchers and inventors. Patents are exclusive legal rights given to inventors by the court for a fixed duration of time, allowing them to disclose the inventions to the general public, with certain regulations and details about the device or invention made.


New Patent Bill; is It Worthy of Its PR?

Will the Senate be able to come up with a workable set of US Patent System rules to streamline the bottleneck in the United States Patent Office? Will these new rules help the technology industry move forward or will the laws simply be more of the same and further stifle innovation in this country. And even if we have new laws in our nation


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.


Why A Patent Lawyer Can Be An Inventor's Best Friend

Some may think that brilliant men like Thomas Edison and Nicolai Tesla are rare these days but I know better. As a matter of fact I have a friend who is a certifiable genius inventor, inventing things like an engine that runs on tap water and a device that increases gas mileage by nearly 40 percent.


Patent Protection For Pharmaceutical Products

Almost all African countries already allow patent protection for pharmaceutical products.


Basics Of US Patent Law

The US Patent Law is based on the utilitarian reasoning, which is to promote the progress of science and useful arts in general public interest. An inventor gives an invention to the public and gets exclusive rights over it for a limited period of time. By granting exclusive rights to inventors for a limited period of time, the patent law provides incentive to invent, invest, design around and disclose which in turn encourages progress of science and technology.


Competitive Intelligence = Patent Analysis + Patent Mapping

During the recent few years, there have been lots of activity and interest had been evolved in the area of patents. Patents are now being considered as one of the major source of technological and competitive information. Computer and internet technologies made it very easy to access these big informational sources. In our highly competitive business environment Patent awareness is a critical skill for business managers, engineers, researchers, inventors, consultants, or anyone involved in Patent issues. Patents are an important source of technological intelligence that companies can use to gain strategic advantage.


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