Often during an initial patent consultation, an inventor and a registered patent attorney will address whether an initial patent filing should be in the form of a provisional patent application or a non-provisional (utility) patent application. This consideration is very fact specific and based upon a variety of considerations, including…
Between the time period between the filing of a non-provisional utility patent application (or a design patent application) and the first office action by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) it is highly recommended that an information disclosure statement be prepared by a Miami patent attorney with regard…
Traditionally, Miami patent lawyers have always touted and recommended that inventors keep and maintain notebooks with regard to their toils – including but not limited to laboratory tests, experimental uses, prototypes, and related efforts to conceive and then later reduce to practice their inventions. These notebooks were preferably bound with…
Prior to preparing and filing either a provisional or non-provisional patent application, it is recommended (but not required) to perform patent research – which should include some form of patentability search or patent clearance study. Put simply, a patent search typically is the first step in the process of seeking…
After conducting an initial patent consultation with a registered patent attorney, there are many things that will happen quickly and swiftly. Many of actions items may have been explained by the patent lawyer during that initial meeting, while others steps may be anticipated. This said, here is a list of…
