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  • This article addresses the various mechanisms by which an inventor can change their patent application after it is filed with the USPTO.  It reviews the appropriate uses of each way of changing a patent application and highlights the various...

    May 14, 2012 | Mark Trenner

  • Should software be patentable?  Does it make more sense for software to be protected by copyright, rather than patent?  This article examines both sides of this debate, and also points out important technicalities of the law as it answers...

    April 9, 2012 | Mark Trenner

  • Provisional patent applications do not provide the same protections as regular patent applications; specifically, provisional patent applications will be marked as "abandoned" one year after they are filed.  So why not just file a regular patent...

    February 26, 2012 | Mark Trenner

  • Although a prior art search is not a necessary step in the process of patenting your invention, many inventors (or their lawyers) perform such a search anyways before filing a patent.  Why?  This article explains what a prior art search is...

    February 23, 2012 | Mark Trenner

  • This article explains the concept of public domain as it pertains to patent law.  When an invention of yours enters the public domain, then you can no longer file a patent over that invention.  The article highlights how an invention of...

    February 16, 2012 | Mark Trenner

  • When you invent something, does your employer own it?  That is the question this article aims to answer.  Although the answer to this question depends on the facts and circumstances of your employment and the invention, the article does...

    February 5, 2012 | Mark Trenner

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