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Should I Publish My Patent Application – Advantages and Disadvantages
What is patent publication? The United States Patent and Trademark Office publishes online the text and any drawings of a…
Clear Sailing: How to Design Around a Patented Product
Many new product ideas are often obtained from competitors, because a competitor’s product which achieves market success indicates the probable…
Four Top Reasons to Get a Patent
The United States Constitution provides that Congress has the power to reserve to inventors for a limited time the exclusive…
Trouble Coming: How to Deal with a Competitor’s Pending Patent Application
Problem: A competitor has a pending patent which appears to block a new product which you wish to introduce. Objective: Remove the…