May 16, 2022
The Patent Prosecution Process
The patent prosecution process is usually quite long, arduous, and can be costly. There are three types of patents: utility, design, and plant. Plant patents are the least common and...
patent law
Feb 1, 2022
Prior Art Search for your Patent
The first step for anyone with an invention or idea is to perform a prior art search and analysis in order to determine whether or not it’s already been done...
May 29, 2020
Frost Bank in San Antonio Encounters Patent Lawsuit
Frost Bank in San Antonio has been served recently with a patent infringement lawsuit by company Lupercal LLC. The lawsuit identifies Dallas as Lupercal’s place of business, yet there is...
Aug 11, 2016
How to Maximize Your Patent
How you can maximize your patent by avoiding these 4 common mistakes. 50% of patents are useless. Is your patent a statistic or a success story?
Aug 4, 2016
Does Your Business Need To Be Concerned About Patent Trolls?
Does Your Business Need To Be Concerned About Patent Trolls? What are patent trolls and how can your small business avoid them?
Jun 7, 2016
Can You Patent an Idea?
Can you patent an idea? Like most legal issues, the answer is not always straightforward. Or as they often say in the law, “it depends”!
Feb 25, 2016
Improvement Patents
Can you get a patent on an improvement to a patented device? They're called improvement patents!
Feb 18, 2016
Don’t Permit a Patent in Your Indemnity Clause
L4SB explains how contracts with an indemnity clause can lead to patent trouble!
Jul 14, 2011
What do the R-symbol and the TM symbol mean?
A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog article entitled Trademarks: Delay can cost you, which went into some detail on the intricacies of trademark law. As a trademark...