Resources
General Interest
General Intellectual Property
Patent Basics
Patent Process
Getting Started
The requirements for filing a patent application. Understanding the types of patent applications. The criteria the USPTO uses to evaluate a patent. A discussion of provisional applications. Keeping straight with the USPTO.
Patent Search I
A discussion of the importance of patent searches. Understanding the types of patent searches.
Let's Make a Deal
Discounts available from the USPTO.
Paper Cuts
A discussion of the need for representation in prosecuting patents.
Questions of Time
When can and should patents be applied for: Understanding patent priority dates.
Giving Priority
Understanding patent priority dates.
Taking the Plunge
Understanding the types of patent applications.
What are They Doing?
A discussion of the need for representation in prosecuting patents.
Provisional Applications
A discussion of provisional applications.
Code of Conduct
Keeping straight with the USPTO.
Patent Search II
Understanding the types of patent searches.
Research
Different Values
An approach for valuing your patent.
An Answer in Chaos
A review of an empirical study of patent values.
Added Value
A review of an empirical study of the value patents add to a company.
Indications of Value
A review of an empirical study of the statistical factors affecting the value of a patent.
Do Patents Work
A review of a study testing whether patents actually affect inventive behavior.
Patent Paradox
A review of a "solution" to the patent paradox.
Tools
Legal
Alice Alice
A discussion Supreme Court Alice decision regarding Intellectual Property.
Alice Fallout
A discussion of the early fallout from the Supreme Court Alice Decision.
Supreme Questions
A discussion of other recent Supreme Court decisions regarding Intellectual Property.
A Big Change But Not a Big Deal
Understanding the First Inventor to File provision of the America Invents Act.
Ownership Issues
International
It Was All So Different Before Nothing Changed
A summary of the Intellectual Property Provisions of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Patent Cooperation Treaty
An overview of the PCT application process at the WIPO.
TPP Issues Revisited
A updated summary of the Intellectual Property Issues that were reported during the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.
What are the TPP Issues
A summary of the Intellectual Property Issues that were reported during the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.
International Trade Commission
Revolaze and the ITC
A summary of the ITC 337 complaint process and how it can be used to protect patents against imports that infringe against patents.
Nextt In Line
A summary of the AAVN 337 case filed with the International Trade Commission.
Nextt Up
A detailed look at the 337 process at the International Trade Commission.
Claims of Innocence
An example of claims drawn from the AAVN 337 case filed with the International Trade Commission case.