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
Congratulations to Michelle Lee
On Monday March 9th, The United States Senate confirmed Michelle Lee as the new director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She is the first woman to hold this position, and has a resume any patent attorney would love to have. Her background is in electrical engineering and computer science, holding both undergraduate and graduate degrees from M.I.T.. … Read More
A Tribute To The Past
Part of this firm’s motto is “honoring tradition and the spirit of innovation.” Personally, I couldn’t think of a better way to honor tradition than to decorate this website with illustrations from long expired U.S. patents. Some drawings you may recognize. Others are more obscure. Nevertheless, each illustration reflects back to a time when patent drawings were painstakingly hand drafted. Many contemporaries consider … Read More