Inventors pay for patent reform
Since the track-1 program for prioritized examination for patent applications was implemented on September 26, 2011 when president Obama signed the “American Invents Act” into law, approximately 4528 requests for prioritized examination have been made. Recently a client of mine wished to request a prioritized examination at the time of filing the patent application. As […]
Inventors: find the data
Find The Data is a web site that developed a new inventors comparisons that allows the user to sort inventors based on: field of study, most famous invention, patent number, country, and more. They have over 480 prominent inventors listed and the information comes directly from the U.S. Patent and trademark office so you know […]
Buffalo Inventor Wilis Carrier: Air Conditioner
Willis Haviland Carrier is the subject of this edition of our series on Buffalo area patents and inventors. As we get into these warm months of summer, remember to thank Willis Haviland Carrier, a Western New York inventor, for keeping your indoors cool. Born on his family’s farm in Angola, New York in 1875, Carrier […]
Patent wars: lawsuits on the rise
There’s no question that patent litigation is increasing every day. If it’s not the big guys fighting it out it’s a nonpracticing entity (NPE) suing on patents that it purchased in an attempt to get a big payday. People argue that NPE’s should not be denigrated as patent trolls because they are just protecting their […]
Buffalo Inventor: Oscar E. Brown–Now that’s a “horseshoe” of a different color!
While it is unknown as to who actually invented the first horseshoe, some credit must be given to Buffalo, New York’s African American Inventor, Oscar E. Brown. Oscar Brown was an African American inventor and a part of Western New York’s history. In 1892, Brown was issued the United States Patent No. 481, 271 […]
Patent Fundamentals 3rd to be published soon
Right after president Barack Obama signed the America Invents Act into law our team here at PatentHome started writing the third edition of the book entitled “Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers” to include an explanation of all the new patent laws. We gave our final edits to the publisher about a week or so […]
Animal Patents: Where do we draw the line?
According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a patent is defined as a property right granted by the Government of the United States of America to an inventor “to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States or importing the invention into the United […]
Who is tracking me online? How to Opt Out of Tracking Services
As a Buffalo, NY patent attorney, I have found that one of the hottest areas for new ideas and inventions revolves around Internet security. The world of data mining is big business, and companies make a lot of money by tracking your every movement online and selling this information to the highest bidder. Many people […]
Niagara’s Daredevil Chocolates files a trademark application
Buffalo patent and trademark Attorney, Vincent G. LoTempio’s trademark client, Mary Ann Hess of Niagara’s Honeymoon Chocolates has filed a trademark application for a new line of chocolates to pay tribute to the Niagara Falls daredevils of the past and present, while benefiting local charities and organizations. Trademark applications have been filed in both the […]
Inventor organizational meetings
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has come out with the June edition of its Inventors Eye bi-publication for the independent inventor community. One of the things I thought was interesting was the announcement of where all the independent inventors are meeting in the month of June and July. If you’re wondering where to […]