Patently-O

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In our new paper, The Truth About Design Patents , we debunk three widely held—but incorrect—views about U.S. design patents. Taken together, these myths paint a grim picture of design patents: Half of all design patent applications are rejected. Acquiring Design Patents.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 7, 2024

Is it possible to increase your utility patent chances of success? It is common knowledge that obtaining a US utility patent is a years-long process that can cost tens of thousands. I have discussed ways to speed up the patent process. Need to get a utility patent granted? Statistics can be tricky.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Over the last 20 years, the total number of design patents issued per year in the United States has erupted. As illustrated in the graph below and further highlighted in this animated graph, in the 30 year period between the years 1971 and 2000 a total of nearly 219,000 design patents were issued by the U.S.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? This sort of science fiction is not patentable because it cannot logically be enabled or have credible utility when the patent is filed. For similar reasons, science fiction is rarely cited as prior art against later patent filings. See [link].

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Patentably Defined

JANUARY 19, 2011

Generally, when drawings for utility patent applications are required, they must be black and white line drawings. Color drawings are permitted when they are the only practical medium to disclose a claimed invention and even then an applicant must petition the USPTO to accept them. national stage applications under 35 U.S.C.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 10, 2022

Part 1: The Four Pillars of Patentability. Part 2: A Beginner’s Guide to Patenting Software and Artificial Intelligence. Part 5: The IP Hidden Gems: Trade Secrets and Industrial Designs. CII, such as algorithms, are frequently deemed an abstract idea, and thus not suitable for patent protection.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 14, 2023

Blue Gentian sued Tristar for infringement of six patents, all of which relate to an expandable hose and named a sole inventor Michael Berardi: U.S. Patent Nos. Three months later, Berardi filed his first expandable hose patent application (which was eventually issued as the ʼ941 patent).

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