by Ian Burns | Jan 10, 2014 | Intellectual Property Law, Patent Attorneys, Patent Office, Patents, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Uncategorized
Entrepreneurs, executives, engineers, venture capital investors and others are often faced with important decisions related to patents: file a patent application for a new invention commercialize or use a product that may infringe another party’s patent invest in a...
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 8, 2013 | Innovation, Intellectual Property Law, Invention, Patent Office, Patents, Uncategorized
1. A patent search helps determine if an invention is patentable. In order to be patentable an invention must be new and non-obvious. To determine if an invention meets these requirements, we must compare it to what is already known in the field of technology. A...
by Ian Burns | Mar 18, 2013 | First-to-File, Intellectual Property Law, Invention, Patent Attorneys, Patent Office, Patents, Priority, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Uncategorized
Patent Value Report The value of your patents may be more than you think. A recent report indicates that the median price paid for a granted U.S. patent in 2012 was $221,000 and the average price was $374,000. This is great news for patent owners. The report released...
by Ian Burns | Mar 4, 2013 | Domain Names, Fraud, Government, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Attorneys, Patent Office, Patents, Scams, Trademarks, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Uncategorized
KEY TAKEAWAY: If ATIP Law is your attorney of record for a matter, do not respond to any correspondence or pay any bill that you receive from a third party for that matter. If there is any doubt, please send the correspondence to us to review. When we file documents...