MEDICAL DEVICE INVENTIONS THAT JUST GATHER AND REPORT DATA MAY NOT BE PATENTABLE
Many innovative and useful medical device inventions sense, gather, and display data. However, those inventions may still not be...
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Shimokaji IP
- Dec 30, 2020
A NON-OBVIOUS IMPROVEMENT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH FOR PATENTABILITY
A basic tenet of patent law has been that an invention must be new and non-obvious for it to be patentable. "New" means that the...
Shimokaji IP
- Dec 17, 2020
AGAINST WHAT KIND OF INFRINGEMEN WILL A DESIGN PATENT PROTECT?
Product owners often rely on design patents for protection against infringement by copycats. But they often also ask how similar or...
Shimokaji IP
- Sep 24, 2020
SHOULD AND HOW DO I GET FOREIGN PATENTS?
Whether you should get foreign patents is a business decision. How you obtain a foreign patent can be done in a couple of ways.
Shimokaji IP
- Jun 15, 2020
HOW SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL MUST TWO THINGS BE FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT?
Patent infringement is determined by comparing the patented "claims" against the product that might be infringing.
Shimokaji IP
- May 20, 2020
IS FILING A PROVISIONAL PATENT BETTER OR WORSE THAN FILING A NON-PROVISIONAL (FULL) PATENT?
A provisional patent application is not necessarily better or worse than a non-provisional (utility) patent application in all situations.
Shimokaji IP
- May 7, 2020
WHY YOU NEED A FREEDOM TO OPERATE SEARCH & OPINION (FTO)
Inventors often focus on the question of: can I get a patent? What is often ignored is: does my invention infringe another's patent?
Shimokaji IP
- Apr 18, 2020
IS IT SAFE TO DISCUSS MY INVENTION WITH A MANUFACTURER BEFORE I FILE A PATENT APPLICATION?
QUESTION: Is it safe to contact a manufacturer with just a provisional patent? I have a provisional patent instead of a non-provisional...
Shimokaji IP
- Apr 18, 2020
WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN I RECEIVE A CEASE AND DESIST LETTER FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT?
QUESTION: I make metal art and metal stencils for wood working and other art. I recently had a company that claimed I am in violation of...
Shimokaji IP
- Apr 18, 2020
CAN YOU AVOID PATENT INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT CLAIMS IN A PENDING PATENT APPLICATION?
QUESTION: Can I avoid infringement if my product does not fall into the current scope of the competitor's patent application? What if I...
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