Managing Your Patent Counsel
Patents and the Quid Pro Quo – How Bad Patents Can Harm A Company
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] The Quid Pro Quo – How Bad Patents Can Harm A Company New inventors are often unaware of the quid pro quo that is fundamental to the patent system. The inventors must show the world their innermost secrets of how to make or use their invention. In exchange, the government grants a limited right in…
Read MoreAvoid Wishful Patents
Avoid Wishful Thinking Patents Many patents are filed with “wishful thinking”. This occurs when someone wants protection on a product but does not realize what the scope of the invention will actually be. For example, let’s say a company is making a fully automated, table top ice cream machine. Consumers will load up the machine…
Read MoreFind A Good Patent Attorney
How to find a good patent attorney: find two attorneys, and have each one evaluate the other attorney’s work. Here is a simple technique to find a good patent attorney: start with at least *two* candidates. Ask each attorney to give you a sample of their work, and take the sample to the other attorney.…
Read MorePatent Myths
Getting a patent is the beginning, not the end. The Patent Bar often gives terrible advice for startup CEOs, but we as patent attorneys have a fiduciary duty to advise the client. Many patent attorneys, especially pay-for-services outside counsel, are giving terrible advice that is purely self-serving. Their advice is only designed to put money…
Read MoreHow To Select A Patent Attorney
How to Select a Patent Attorney Why is it that a patent attorney always seems to want to get a patent for you? It is not just because he has to put his kids through college, it is because of the liability to which he is exposed. The best way to select a patent attorney…
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