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Design Patent vs. Utility Patent Analogy

We get asked all the time what the difference between a design and utility patent is. Instead of reading some boring definition from a patent attorney, we’ll give you an anology to help you understand the difference. Think of a toaster. The electric coils that...

Interesting Patent: Apple’s Online Identity Cloner

Everyone knows that you can be identified by your fingerprints in the real world…but how are you identified in cyber space? “In a sense if the user engages in any Internet activity, information may be successfully collected about that user,”...

Is My Product Idea Patentable?

So, you have a great idea for a new product, but you don’t want to tell anyone your idea until you have some kind of patent protection on it. What do you do? Although we don’t recommend talking to any random lawyer, especially at a drive-thru, the best way...

What is a provisional patent?

We all know that lawyers are expensive, and lawyers are needed to get patents, therefore, patents can get very expensive very fast. To promote innovation in America, the United States Patent Office (USPTO) started offering inventors an option at a significantly lower...