FAQ

CAN YOU PATENT YOUR NEW SOCIAL NETWORK?

New social networks continue to be created each day. But can you protect your new social network with a patent and prevent it from being...

WHO OWNS THE PATENT WHICH YOU INVENTED?

There can be multiple inventors on a patent. But who owns the patent can be difficult to answer in the absence of an agreement.

DO YOU QUALIFY AS AN INVENTOR OF A PATENT?

Who is listed as an inventor on your patent can affect its validity. An incorrectly named inventor may make your patent invalid.

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.

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.

CAN I PROTECT MY PRODUCT BY DESIGN PATENT OR COPYRIGHT OR BOTH?

One may have a product with a unique or unusual look. A question may arise as to whether the product may be protected by a design patent...

HOW CAN I GET A PATENT QUICKLY TO PROTECT MY IDEA?

A distinction needs to be made between quickly obtaining an issued patent versus quickly filing a patent application. The kind of...