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To apply for a Federal trademark registration, you must either have used the mark in commerce, or intend to use the mark in commerce.  How do you know what is a “use in commerce”, and [...]

The USPTO defines three categories of applicants and inventors: you can apply as a large entity, small entity, or micro entity.  Why does this matter?  The entity size affects the fees owed to [...]

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows patent applicants to relatively easily apply to protect an invention in one or many countries.  Note that a PCT patent application is not an [...]

The term “patent troll” is common now.  News outlets are filled with pundits denouncing “trolls.”  But what does the term mean?  Where did it come from, and why is it used [...]

A patent must name all inventors.  But, how do you know who is an inventor?  And, what is inventorship, and why is it important? Who is a patent inventor? Every person who contributes to the [...]