markterry

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   by markterry 15y ago

   I've done quite a bit of initial patent work for startups that paid me with seed funding. Its important to get your patent applications filed early, so you can exclude your competitors from entering into your space.
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   by markterry 15y ago

   Since this was a District Court decision, the appeal would go to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which keeps statistics on reversal rates on its web site. Last I looked, the reversal rate was somewhere between 18-30%. I.e., th
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   by markterry 15y ago

   And even a regular, non-provisional patent application does not enter into the public domain (i.e., published on the Patent Office web site) until 18 months after you file it. In fact, you can even request that the Patent Office NOT publish
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   by markterry 15y ago

   Mr. Aeolist, As a practicing U.S. patent attorney, I get this question quite a bit. What I usually advise clients is that you should protect your invention, but you shouldn't protect it to DEATH. Your goal is to monetize your invention, and