Major Changes in Patent Law

Intellectual Property Law

Patent laws in the United States recently received a major overhaul with significant changes for inventors.  One of the most important changes is from a “first to invent” system, where the first person to actually invent is granted a patent, to a “first inventor to file” system where the first filing date wins, regardless of…

How Do I Get a Patent on My Invention?

General Practice

Apple has recently been in the news with a billion-dollar jury verdict based on patent infringement.  Further Apple and other companies make millions and billions of dollars on products that are protected by patents.  There are several types of patents in the United States, utility patents, plant patents, and design patents. The recent Apple lawsuit…