GQ Picks: Stuff Worth Reading Vol. 1
I love to write about patents and intellectual property in general, and I love to read about all things intellectual property as well. As any writer will undoubtedly tell you, researching and writing...
View ArticleJobs and Apple Seek Patent on Operating System Advertising
Earlier today a pending non-provisional utility patent application assigned to Apple Computer published. This application, US Patent Application 20090265214, is titled Advertisement in Operating...
View ArticleMicrosoft Seeks Patent for Graphical Representation of Social Network Vitality
The Redmond Giant, Microsoft Corporation, had US Patent Application 20090265604 publish, which seeks to protect a method for displaying a graphical representation of the vitality of a social network....
View ArticleMonster.com Patent Pending Technology Offers Behavioral Target Settings for...
Monster.com®, the leading job matching engine and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), is now allowing its millions of job seekers to have the opportunity to update their behavioral...
View ArticleThe Benefits of a Provisional Patent Application
With most provisional patent applications the 80-20 rule applies. To get to 80% complete it takes 20% of the time and the final 20% will take 80% of the time. Thus, the approach to provisional patent...
View ArticleThe Law of Recipes: Are Recipes Patentable?
In most cases the typical recipe for a "killer Margarita" or "the best barbeque sauce ever" will not be patentable, but the only way to know for sure is to understand how the Patent Office reaches its...
View ArticleThe Business Responsible Approach to Inventing
There really is no one-size-fits-all approach to inventing that can be claimed to be a road-map to success that will work in all cases. Notwithstanding, there are certainly a number of things that can...
View ArticleUC Patent App Discloses Cell Phone to Brain Interface
patent application needed separate treatment because the patent application explains that the innovation could be used to "detect abnormalities and transfer the information through cell-phone...
View ArticleCelebrating the Fourth of July with Fireworks Patents
Two patent applications we feature below have some interesting implications to the future of fireworks. One application would protect a kit that allows inexperienced consumers to easily set a fireworks...
View ArticleSell Your Ideas With or Without a Patent
As Key works with inventors he coaches, who he refers to as students because he teaches them how to do much of the work for themselves, he explained that increasingly he is seeing interest on the part...
View ArticleThere is no such thing as a provisional patent
It is important to understand what a provisional patent application is, what benefits are provided and perhaps most importantly what a provisional patent application is not. First and foremost, there...
View ArticleRequisites of a Patent Application: Claims and drawings technically not...
For as long as I can remember, in order for a nonprovisional utility patent application to be awarded the all important filing date you had to file a specification that adequately described the...
View ArticleThe Benefits of a Provisional Patent Application
There is a great misunderstanding among many inventors and entrepreneurs regarding what many simply refer to as a provisional patent. The first thing that needs to be said is that there is no such...
View ArticleFiling a patent application is still a smart decision for inventors
I'm not alone in thinking that at least a provisional patent application is extremely important. Stephen Key, the preeminent inventor coach in the United States, advises all his students to at a...
View ArticleIntellectual Property Considerations and Guidance for Start-Ups: Patents
Intellectual property probably isn’t high on the to-do list for most new nonprofits and business start-ups. There’s plenty enough to do with setting up an organization, paying bills, and serving...
View ArticlePatent Pending: The Road to Obtaining a U.S. Patent
The term patent pending is a well recognized term of art that many inventors rightfully covet. It subtly, and very directly, conveys great meaning. It means that an inventor has taken steps to protect...
View ArticleHow Can I Sell an Idea for Profit? Unlocking the Idea-Invention Dichotomy
Selling an idea and waiting for lottery-like winnings to arrive at your doorstep seems to be the American dream. It is certainly the dream of every inventor, and it is a dream fanned by late night...
View ArticleMitigating ‘Justified Paranoia’ via Provisional Patent Applications
As mentioned in Part I of this series, many inventors will seek to obtain some kind of patent protection so they can stake claim to their invention. Filing at least a provisional patent application is...
View ArticleThe Law of Recipes: Are Recipes Patentable?
In most cases the typical recipe for a "killer Margarita" or "the best barbeque sauce ever" will not be patentable, but the only way to know for sure is to understand how the Patent Office reaches its...
View ArticleMicrosoft Seeks Patent for Graphical Representation of Social Network Vitality
The Redmond Giant, Microsoft Corporation, had US Patent Application 20090265604 publish, which seeks to protect a method for displaying a graphical representation of the vitality of a social network....
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