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Do I really need a patent search?

Do I really need a patent search?

Mar 13, 2017 | Patent Search, Patents

Many clients come to me stoked about a new product they’ve created. Their enthusiasm is contagious, I must admit, and this is truly the best part of my practice. They’ve never seen it anywhere. They’ve done a search on Google and, perhaps the U.S. Patent &...
Have your coffee and wear it too?

Have your coffee and wear it too?

Jan 5, 2017 | Interesting Inventions, Patents

The law office comes out of hibernation with news of an invention that will warm your inside as well as out–Coffee yarn! Cheng-Chun Huang of Taiwan discovered a way to infuse yarn with coffee grounds. The yarn can be knit or woven into fabric. Garments made from...

How can you patent software? Go ask alice.

Aug 21, 2014 | Patents

Here’s a simple question I get a lot.  How can I patent my software?  I’ve got this great app.  How do I protect it? The answer should be simple, right?  Computers are machines.  Machines are built by men and are patentable.  Software makes the computers...