If you have concerns about a corporation using your invention without authorization or without compensating you, filing a nonprovisional patent application based on your provisional patent application will be important. Enforceable patent rights come only from an issued patent and … Continue reading
The PCT process starts by filing a PCT International Phase application. Our current fee for a PCT International Phase application is $8,900 if starting from scratch or from a provisional patent application. Our fee is $4,450 if starting from a … Continue reading
The Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act (the PLTIA) implements the Geneva Act of the Hauge Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The Hauge Agreement makes filing international design patent applications more straightforward and less expensive. In particular, the … Continue reading
It is important to recognize that a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) has certain inherent limitations. First, a NDA is binding only on the party who signs the agreement and generally does not protect against third-parties making, using, selling, or disclosing your … Continue reading
