Process for Obtaining a Utility Patent
New inventors are often looking for a short overview of the patent process. Ordinarily sending inventors to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) web site is like sending someone into a great quagmire. But there is a nice flow cart with links directing viewers to pertinent information regarding each step of the process […]
“Patent Reform Act of 2010” and “First Inventor to File” Rule Change
The Patent Reform Act of 2010 was recently made public in the form of an (“Amendment to S. 515”). Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) spoke at an Executive Business meeting (webcast) February 25, 2010 about this amendment to the patent reform act. Leahy stated, “When Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and I started this […]
Film Piracy: Teach Children to Respect IP
Tweet of the week Thanks to Peter Black @PeterBlackQUT for tweeting this week about the importance of teaching children to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Ben Child, Guardian film writer and blogger wrote that Lord David Puttnam the president of the Film Distributors’ Association voiced his concern of the need for new methods […]
Patent Reform: Policing Patent Fraud
Guest Blogger: Brendan S. Lillis, Registered Patent Attorney These days, with the average waiting period to hear back from the patent office regarding a new application exceeding three years, the patent office needs all the help it can get. As such, filers of patents are required to disclose all relevant information about prior art that […]
USPTO Launches Electronic Newsletter for Independent Inventors
What inventors need to know… Inventors Eye is a new electronic publication by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for and about America’s independent and small entity inventor community. Inventors can find information about working with the USPTO; events, organizations and meetings of interest to the community; issues that impact independent and small entity […]
“Patent Reform Act of 2010” and False Marking Rule Change
The latest edition of the proposed patent reform legislation was announced by the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee on legislation for patent reform. The act is now called the “Patent Reform Act of 2010” and is memorialized in the form of the Manager’s Amendment (“Amendment to S. 515”). When will this bill become […]
“Patent Marking Police” Looking for the Big Jackpot
Since my recent blog post entitled “Patent Trolls” Search for Falsely Marked Products the ad hoc “patent marking police” have filed at least 17 lawsuits alleging false marking against 33 different companies. This number is an approximation because False Marking suits are not consistently categorized within the federal court system. To see a list of […]
Invention Development: Taking Ideas from Concept to Production
What inventors need to know… How does an inventor take a good idea and then develop it into a new product? Recently I asked this and other questions relating to invention development to the affable forward thinking Justin Aiello. His company Aiello Designs takes ideas and turns them into reality. Here are a few questions […]
Google Books Settlement Hearing
A fairness hearing regarding the Google Books Settlement was held on Thursday, February 18, before Judge Denny Chin in a federal US district courtroom in New York City. The copyright class action lawsuit related to the Google Books Library Project is entitled The Authors Guild, Inc., et al. v. Google Inc., Case No. 05 CV 8136 […]
The Inventor’s Bible by Ronald L. Docie Sr.
The Inventor’s Bible by Ronald L. Docie Sr. LoTempio Law Blog Book Review About the book The Inventor’s Biible by Ronald L. Docie Sr., includes a workbook to help an inventor take an idea from conception to the distribution of a product. The book touches on marketing, licensing, and selling an invention. The book reviews […]