Inventors often inquire whether it is possible to license a pending patent application.  Some ask whether they should even file for a patent before licensing their inventions.  ...

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows applicants to seek patent protection internationally for their inventions.  Since you cannot simply obtain a single patent that is effe...

Obtaining a patent in the U.S. can be a very time-consuming and expensive process that typically involves several steps.  Prior to filing a patent application with the U.S. Paten...

Patent marking is the process of adding notices such as “Patent Pending” and “Pat. 1,234,567” on your products to notify others that these products are either patented or ...

Alice and Mayo's recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have restrictively impacted patenting software and Internet-related inventions. This month, the lower Federal Courts have expa...