A Provisional Patent Application Gets Your Invention “Patent Pending” Technically speaking, all it takes to be “patent pending” is for a patent application to be on file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (or any other patent office in the world for that matter). Filing a provisional patent application allows you to put your competitors on notice that … Read More
The Clock is Ticking in a First to File World
In March of 2013, the United States transitioned from being a “First to Invent” to a “First to File” system. Prior to this change, patents were granted to the person who could demonstrate that he or she conceived of the invention first. Under the current “First-to-File” system, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issues patents to the first person … Read More