To communicate with outside counsel and save time and money, you can follow these tips: Clearly define your legal needs: Before reaching out to outside counsel, make sure you have a clear understanding of your legal needs. This will help you to provide a clear and concise explanation of the matter to the counsel, which…
Ode to Patents by ChatGPT With ink and paper, I craft my trade As a patent attorney, I seek to aid Those who innovate, create and design To protect their work, to draw a line Patents, oh patents, how they shine A legal right, a grand design To inventors, they bring such pride A shield…
The “first use” date for a trademark is the date when the trademark was first used in commerce in connection with the goods or services for which it is registered or applied for. In the United States, the first use date is important because it determines who has priority in the event of a trademark…
You may have heard me say “a patent gives one the right to sue”. Once you have a patent, you have the grounds to sue others who you believe are infringing upon it. However, having your product patented does not mean others are barred from suing you with allegations that your patent is infringing upon…
3 Mistakes Inventors Make Incorrect timing for product sale or public disclosure In the United States, you have a 12 month “grace period” to file a provisional or nonprovisional patent application from the date your invention was first sold or published (i.e. posted on the internet). Although you have 12 months to file from your…
How are the Grand Canyon and Intellectual Property Similar- Grand Canyon Nation Park- 100 Year Anniversary! Imagine going on vacation, backpacking across raw land, and on your journey you discover a wonderful place that millions of people would want to visit. An ancestor of mine made a similar discovery. My ancestor, Edwin Dilworth Wolly, Jr….