When it comes to your patent application, you may have seen the terms “CIP,” “Continuation,” and “Divisional,” but what do they mean? How are they relevant to the patent process? Let’s review these terms and when you should consider employing one of these options. Continuation A “continuation” is a non-provisional patent application that claims priority […] The post Does Your Patent Need a CIP? first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
Applying for a patent is an investment – in yourself, your business, and your invention. Which patent attorney you work with is critical. For the amount of time and money that goes into a patent application, you want to hire a patent with knowledge and skills that correspond to your needs. If you are in […] The post Finding a Patent Attorney’s Past Work first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
The Chinese government recently announced that its first space station, Tiangong-1 (天宫一号 “Heavenly Palace 1”), is on a decaying orbit and unresponsive to remote command. Last manned in June 2013, the space station is on a course to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere sometime next year (the U.N. estimates no later than April of 2018). Tiangong-1 […] The post Eyes Up! The Heavenly Palace is Falling! first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
Phoenix patent attorney Joe Meaney explains the process for obtaining a patent from the USPTO, dealing with Office Actions, and avoiding abandonment.| Venjuris - Preventing and solving intellectual property problems
I was asked the following question recently: I have a great new idea. I would like to gauge interest by publicly describing what my new product does. I am concerned, of course, that this may be a problem patent-wise. Does it matter if my disclosure does not tell how my product works, just what it […] The post Don’t Jeopardize your Patent by Sharing Too Much first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
Last week, Amazon announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted it two patents for a wristband that can monitor its warehouse employees. They filed these patents in 2016, and they were granted on January 30, 2018. How Does It Work This system includes ultrasonic devices placed around the warehouse, the wristbands worn […] The post Amazon Patents Work-Monitoring Wristband first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
Inventors, please take note. When you hire a consultant to build a prototype or otherwise help you get your product to market, make sure that your contract specifies who owns any intellectual property that might arise during the consultancy. If you don’t, you may end up sharing patent ownership with your consultant. Surprising? Yes. But […] The post Never Saw THAT Coming (Back to the Future Edition) first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
With increasing frequency, scam artists are targeting trademark registrants with suspicious-looking “snail mail” asking the registrant to send “renewal fees” to avoid abandonment of their trademark registration. These notices look at least somewhat legitimate because they purport to be from official-looking entities and usually contain accurate trademark information. Scammers can easily create these official-looking notices […] The post Beware of Trademark Scams first appeared on Ve...| Venjuris
We were shocked last month when we read Forbes’ Stop Taking Business Advice From Your Patent Attorney where the author wrote that his patent lawyer claimed that his idea would generate substantial income, so much that he “would never be able to count” it all. We’re lawyers, not psychics. It is not our place to […] The post Can You vs Should You Get a Patent first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
Under today’s patent law, could Star Trek’s Dr. Soong receive a patent on Data’s positronic brain? Dr. Frankenstein, a patent on his method of making a monster? Dr. Alfred Lanning (of Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot) on his child-like robot Sonny? Companies Seek Broad Patent Protection for AI Artificial intelligence (AI) has already made the leap […] The post Patenting Artificial Intelligence first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris