Internet and Technology Law
Why Patent Open Source Based Software? Open source software is a multi-billion dollar industry. However, almost every open source developer I have met hates patents. They unequivocally loathe & despise patents, despite the fact that someone else exploits their hard work. To illustrate my point, let’s consider bitcoin […]
Wondering how to prepare for the Patent Bar for free? You have reached the right place. With some planning and hardwork you can pass the patent bar without spending a dime on professional courses. As a practitioner in the field, and from experience, I can tell you how I prepared […]
Yelp/ Youtube reviews have become ubiquitous. Almost every business gets reviewed, some positive and some negative. While positive reviews are always welcomed, negative reviews scorn some business owners to the extent that they contact us for legal advice. Photo by NordWood Themes on Unsplash Here is a hypothetical conversation between a […]
Often times an individual or company may want to challenge the issuance of a patent to another entity. This could be due to many reasons, e.g., inventor not named by company, incorrect claim of inventorship, fraud, inequitable conduct, violation of duty of disclosure, prior art documents, etc. The USPTO provides […]
Since in the US patent system, inventorship is recognized instead of the company to whom the inventor may be obligated to assign their rights, inventorship issues–especially in big companies–seem to have become commonplace. Managers (incorrectly) claiming to be inventors, rightful inventors being excluded from a patent application, adding names of […]
Patenting Business Method Based Software/ Mobile Apps As I describe in my previous post titled, How to patent software in the U.S. (2019) , a business method software patent is any invention that performs a business activity through software (e.g., taxi hailing apps, financial transactions based apps, dating apps, etc.). […]
Patents are a legal right to create a monopoly. What most new inventors do not realize is that creating such a monopoly is not cheap. There are so many professionals who advertise “too good to be true” fees online. Some professionals even claim to get a “provisional patent” for as […]
Most people believe that they are obligated to file a utility patent when they invent a device, gadget, or even software application. While utility patents are important, inventors tend to ignore the benefits offered by design patents. Different types of patent applications Utility Patents As the name suggests, anything of […]
Defamation requires a false statement made by one person about another person, which causes harm to a person’s business profession or occupation. The key element is that the statement needs to false. Truth as an absolute defense to a claim of defamation If the statement is true, then you cannot […]
The steps to get patent pending for your invention are: Gather the information related to your idea. The information needs to be sufficient to replicate your invention by another person without any input from them. Write a temporary or draft invention disclosure supported by figures and diagrams. Take your document […]