• Software Patenting : How to Patent Your Software Application - There has been a debate raging between the Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office over whether or not software should be patented or copyrighted. While software is able to be protected under copyright, some people believe it should be protected under a patent, either along with a copyright, or excluding a copyright. (Hits: 63 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE: SECURITY FOR YOUR PRODUCTS, BUSINESS AND IDEAS by Joseph Savard - The intellectual property law is designed in order to protect the ideas, businesses, trademarks and inventions of others. Before you start claiming that an idea or invention is yours you must patent it at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (Hits: 986 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• Understanding Patents and Copyright Laws - Patent and copyright laws give the inventor the exclusive rights to the invention. No one else can produce the invention for a set period of time under patent and copyright law. (Hits: 932 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• What Causes Patent Invalidation? - For a patent to be awarded, an object has to be new, non-obvious, and useful. Nor can it be naturally occurring in nature. So right off, the opposite of these four things can cause a patent to become invalid. (Hits: 52 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• What Causes the Revocation of a Patent? - If the patent willfully infringes upon another, pre-existing patent, the "inventor" of the fraudulent patent could be liable for monetary damages depending on the severity of the damages claimed by the rightful owner of the patent. (Hits: 53 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• What Is A Software Patent? by Brian Scott - A software patent has no universal understanding. In general, owning a patent allows a company certain rights (or exclusivity) for a prescribed amount of time. (Hits: 993 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• What is the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999? - In November, 1999, the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 was passed and enacted. It made several changes to the methods of obtaining and keeping patents on works. The AIPA is not just one law, but a series of laws. (Hits: 48 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• Willful Patent Infringement: Opinions of Patent Counsel and Waiver of Privilege - As is often the case in patent infringement litigation, a patentee sues a defendant claiming that the defendant is willfully infringing a patent. If the patentee is successful in proving willful infringement, the defendant may be liable for treble damages. (Hits: 1006 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

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