by PeteT | Nov 30, 2017 | News
Insights for Inventors and Entrepreneurs A Good Trademark What makes for a great trademark? Taking a hint from the title of this article, one answer suggests itself – a completely made-up one! Explore how to make a great trademark Clients in the News...
by PeteT | Nov 18, 2017 | Blog, News, Patents, Startup Advice
Joint ownership of patents is a bad idea. The other owners have free discretion to do what they want with the patent. The best way to own a patent is to assign it to a single entity, a business or a trust, and let the single entity control the patent. Here is an...
by Michael Petrin | Nov 18, 2017 | Blog, News, Patents
Curious as to the very first patent ever granted by the United States? The patent grant shown above was the first one issued, to sole inventor Samuel Hopkins of Pittsford, Vermont in July of 1790. The Hopkins patent claimed an “Improvement, not known before...
by Michael Petrin | Nov 17, 2017 | Blog, Clients in the News, News
Vode’s ZipThree™ Wall Mount System 707 wins prestigious “Most Innovative Product of the Year” in the category of architectural lighting design at LIGHTFAIR International 2017. Read more about it at http://vode.com/node/294391 image source: Sabrina Fiander...
by Michael Petrin | Nov 10, 2017 | Clients in the News, News
Present Arms introduces a new line of patented Sentinel plate bases and accessories designed to ease the cleaning and servicing of firearms for home enthusiasts, gunsmiths, military and police institutions. (https://presentarmsinc.com/pages/patents-and-trademarks)...
by Michael Petrin | Nov 10, 2017 | News, Patents
The USPTO has now adopted a rule that grants patent agents, both domestic and foreign, a client-attorney privilege concerning communications between them and their clients that is “reasonably necessary and incident to the scope of the practitioner’s...
