by Ian Burns | Dec 23, 2013 | Indexes, Nevada Intellectual Property, Patent Office, Patents, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Uncategorized
Nevada Patent Index November 2013 The number of Nevada patent applications published in November declined 7% to 184. The number of Nevada patents granted in November declined 15% to 189. Nevada patent applications are applications that list either an inventor,...
by Ian Burns | Dec 22, 2013 | Indexes, Nevada Intellectual Property, Trademarks, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Uncategorized
Nevada Trademark Index November 2013 The number of Nevada trademark applications filed in November declined 24.4% to 320. This is a 7.5% drop from November last year. The number of Nevada trademarks that were registered in November declined 27.9% to 160. This is a...
by Ian Burns | Dec 12, 2013 | Intellectual Property Law, Nevada Business, Trademarks, Uncategorized
Marketing versus Trademark Law There is an epic battle being waged between the forces of marketing and the forces of trademark law. Believe it or not, marketing departments and trademark attorneys engage in hand-to-hand combat every day. Marketers At the core of the...
by Ian Burns | Dec 10, 2013 | Innovation, Patent Attorneys, Patent Office, Patents, Uncategorized
Inventors and start-up companies often ask me how to patent an invention. What is the best way to begin the patent process? Here are some tips every inventor or company should take to begin protecting an invention. Invent Something Since you are reading this, you...
by Ian Burns | Nov 24, 2013 | Business Entities, Intellectual Property Law, Micro Entity, Nevada Business, Uncategorized
Micro-Businesses According to the California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity (CAMEO), micro-businesses (businesses with one to four employees) are the real job creators. From 2004 to 2010, micro-businesses created far more jobs than large firms....
