Patents ArticlesMore Than Articles

1: Defenses to Patent Infringement
If you are involved in a patent infringement lawsuit or are considering one yourself, it's important to have an experienced patent infringement lawyer on your side....

2: Patent Infringement - Who Can Be Sued?
By law, any person who makes, uses, offers or sells something that is protected by a current patent, or who imports into the United States anything that is protected by a current patent, is guilty of patent infringement....

3: Protect Your Business from Patent Infringement
If you work for yourself the best way to protect yourself from patent infringement is to hire a patent infringement attorney....

4: General Information About Patents
Patent infringement is a serious offense in the United States. Patent infringement can lead to serious damage awards if the case goes to trial....

5: Government Inventions-Patents and the People
Numerous valuable patents exist in the government vaults that when enforced by private companies can return money to the government. But defendant infringers offer stiff resistance, by trying to drag the government back into the case and second-guess the policy decisions of the government....

6: Why A Patent Lawyer Can Be An Inventor's Best Friend
Some may think that brilliant men like Thomas Edison and Nicolai Tesla are rare these days but I know better. As a matter of fact I have a friend who is a certifiable genius inventor, inventing things like an engine that runs on tap water and a device that increases gas mileage by nearly 40%....

7: Do It Yourself Patents
For those who cannot afford to dish out thousands of dollars for a patent lawyer, do it yourself patents can be a great alternative. Do it yourself patents can be done if you are up to the challenge. It is not impossible although the biggest drawback on do it yourself patents is that you are not afforded the luxury of having professional advice....

8: A Brief Look Into Filing US Patents
If you have an idea or invention you may need a US Patent to protect it. Someone else could steal your idea, so it is always a good idea to understand patents and what they can do for you....

9: The Beginnings of a Quality Patent Search
Hopefully you realize that before you do much of anything, you need to look at the marketability of your invention. Remember, you don't want to do anything until you have a good feel for whether or not you can actually make some money from your invention. Of course, you can't ever determine with 100% accuracy if you will make money or how much, but you can gain an idea by looking at other products available in the marketplace....

10: So You've Invented Something, Now What?
So you've invented the next big thing (or at least something that may solve a problem for a select group of people)? Now what?...