The question of inventorship is a legal question. The law requires all inventors who made an inventive contribution to the invention to be named in a patent application. Routine testing of an invention does not meet this criteria. Inventor(s) are the people with the “Ah ha!” moment in their mind.
Hi. My name is Mark Trenner. I’m a patent attorney. I started my law firm, the Trenner Law Firm, in 2004, that is over 10 years ago, and ever since, I’ve been helping individual inventors, start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs protect their inventions by writing patent applications. In the over
You might wonder what is a “specimen” of use and how is it different from a drawing in reference to a trademark? A specimen is an example of how you actually use the mark to sell your goods or services. A drawing shows only your mark but the specimen shows
You may wonder how to name your invention and what rules the US Patent Office requires for the title. How to title your patent might seem simple at first but it really can be difficult. Like a book, you probably have the main idea for your story but when it
Have you ever wondered if there is a way to get your patent application approved or examined faster? You can usually expect to wait, on average, two years or more after filing a patent application, before the patent is approved. There are some recommendations on how to get your
The Patent Cooperation Treaty authorizes the filing of a single patent application to be treated as a patent application in countries around the world. This is most commonly referred to as a PCT. You can file an International patent Application pursuant to the rules of the PCT and the application
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requires applicants to submit drawings of their invention to help the examiner understand its workings. This applies to all types of patents, including utility patents, which are the most common. The majority of patent applications do contain drawings. You are probably wondering
The patent laws require that you, as the applicant, point out and distinctly claim the subject matter of your invention. The portion of this application is called the claims and is the most important part of the patent application. Your invention could have the most thorough and complete description but
You will receive a Notice of Allowance if, on examination, it appears that you are entitled to a patent. A Notice of Allowance indicates that the patent application has met the requirements of the United States Patent Office successfully and that the claims are allowed by the examiner. The Notice
There are benefits of conducting Examiner Interviews. It is overlooked in back-and forth communications with the United States Patent office (USPTO) that the patent examiners are human. An examiner interview is a conversation between your attorney and the USPTO examiner to review your application. This discussion usually occurs over the