What is a Utility Patent? Utility patents cover a new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter. Design patents are much more common in the fashion industry since design ...

Patent protection provides inventors with exclusive rights to their inventions for a period of time, if they disclose their invention to the public with sufficient detail, and if the invention is new ...

“As the person whose name is on the patent application, you are ultimately responsible for the content and form of the drawings that are submitted.” While it has been said that the how and why of ...

The legal system in the United States provides several venues for securing the protection of a design. The appearance of a product can potentially be protected by the following types of IP right: ...

Why should a company research old patents and published applications in an environment of new manufacturing technologies and design techniques? There are several reasons. First, a company can learn ...

A patent is a document that secures to an inventor the exclusive right to sell, make, or otherwise use his or her invention for a specified number of years. The document details the terms under which ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight The legal system in the United States provides several venues for securing the ...