This blog is intended to be a source of practical patent information for individual inventors and small businesses, and anyone else interested in U.S. patent law. It will also cover the other intellectual property rights: trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets- although in less detail. The purpose of this blog is not to replace consultation with an attorney, but rather to give you enough information to help you to select an attorney and to communicate effectively and efficiently with your chosen attorney.
I have found in my own practice that clients with a basic knowledge of the patent process are much more effective in assisting my preparation and prosecution of their patent applications. If you are able to discuss your application intelligently, you will receive better applications that run into less problems at the patent office, issue more quickly as patents, and hold up better in litigation.
It is therefore my hope that individual inventors and small businesses who are unfamiliar with the patent process will learn a little about that process from this blog. To that end, I will start with more general posts regarding the nature of patents and the other intellectual property rights, and build up to somewhat more advanced topics regarding patent strategy and prosecution. At all times, the focus will be on questions I am frequently asked by clients or that I think inventors and businesses should know the answer to before beginning the patent process.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at CliffordHyra@patents101.com. If you have any topics you would like to see covered, please let me know and I will take your input into consideration. However, I am unable to address any specific questions about your personal situation, unless I have been retained as your attorney.
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