What Legal Rights Does a Patent Owner Have

The Right to Keep Others from Practicing the Invention The patent owner (which may be the inventor, an applicant or an assignee) in the United States has the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling or offering to sell an invention. It is a misconception to think that a patent gives the patent […]

Have We Run Out of Invention Ideas?

Are there still new ideas for inventions that need to be made today? Yes, there is Room for Your Patent Invention Most everything that we use on a daily basis was at some point invented, and in many instances, the inventions were protected by patents. Our phones are protected by thousands of patents, our cars […]

United States Patents: Everything You Need to Know

A United States patent is a legal, government granted property right. The patent holder has the right to exclude others from making, using, selling or offering to sell (often called “practicing”) the patented invention in the United States for a set period of time. This is sometimes called a government granted patent monopoly. Essentially, a […]