Shimokaji IPJul 26, 2020HOW BROAD (OR VAGUE) SHOULD I MAKE MY PATENT APPLICATION?A broadly written patent application can give the patent owner broad patent protection.
Shimokaji IPJun 22, 2020BEWARE OF A DISADVANTAGE AND TRAP WHEN FILING A PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONSome of the advantages of filing a provisional patent application are lower cost and faster time to file.
Shimokaji IPMay 20, 2020IS 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 IPApr 18, 2020WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN MY ONE YEAR IS EXPIRING ON MY PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION?QUESTION: I filed a provisional application almost one year ago, so it will soon be expiring. I'm not sure what are the next steps for my...