Many people tend to confuse the types of intellectual property protections that are available to them. In short, a patent…
March 16, 2013 has come and gone, and United States patent law has shifted from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file…
By: Mark R. Malek In my previous article, I indicated that a patent is important to protect the rights of…
By: Mark R. Malek Patent rights are derived from the U.S. Constitution. Many people mistakenly call patents rights a monopoly, but…
By: Dan Pierron Yet another part of the America Invents Act are Third Party Submission of Prior Art. This presents the…
By: Mark R. Malek My previous articles (see them here, here and here) have provided information on the requirements of…
By: Mark R. Malek The first article I posted about this series was directed to the duty to disclose prior art…
By: Mark R. Malek In my last article, I noted that an inventor has a duty to disclose prior art that…