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- What Is The Difference Between Assignment And A License?- Thompson Patent Law -Texas (Apr 6, 2022)
- Examples Of Trademark Infringement Cases- Thompson Patent Law (Mar 26, 2022)
- Step By Step Instructions On How To Trademark A Name- Thompson Patent Law (Mar 20, 2022)
- A New PTO Sheriff Is In Town! A New PTO Sheriff Is In Town! (Mar 19, 2022)
- How Do I Trademark an Idea?- Thompson Patent Law (Mar 12, 2022)
- What Is The Difference Between A Trademark And A Brand? - Thompson Patent Law (Mar 5, 2022)
- Understanding How To Trademark A Slogan- Thompson Patent Law -Texas (Feb 25, 2022)
- Understanding The Different Types Of Trademarks - Thompson Patent Law (Feb 17, 2022)
- Understanding What Can And Can't Be Trademarked- Thompson Patent Law (Feb 1, 2022)
- Is My Attorney Getting Me The Right Claims? | Thompson Patent Law (Apr 10, 2021)
- Is My Attorney Getting Me The Right Claims? | Thompson Patent Law (Apr 8, 2021)
- IPR Patent Trial and Appeal Board Cast | Thompson Patent Law (Apr 5, 2021)
- NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION V. ZHONGSHAN BROAD MOTOR CO. (Apr 2, 2021)
- IPR PTABCast: IN RE: SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC | Austin TX (Mar 31, 2021)
- Can a claim be obvious using “common sense” or “ordinary creativity?” DDS v. Apple (Mar 27, 2021)
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- IPR PTABCast: General Plastic v Canon Kaushiki Kaisha (Mar 23, 2021)
- IPR PTABCast: Aqua Products v. PTO | Thompson Patent Law | (Mar 21, 2021)
- High-Quality Intellectual Property |Energy Heating V Heat on-the-fly | IPR PTABCast (Mar 19, 2021)
- Did the word "couple" really need to be interpreted twice by the PTO? (Mar 17, 2021)
- How to defeat rejection based on “inherency” | IPR PTABCast | Austin, TX (Mar 13, 2021)
- IPR PTABCast: ULTRATEC V. CAPTIONCALL award to a patent owner (Mar 11, 2021)
- Patenting Software: Red Flags to Check For Electric Power (Mar 7, 2021)
- Money in the Middle of Conventional Extremes | Visual Memory v. Nvidia (Mar 5, 2021)
- LQP PatentCast: Presidio Components v. American Technical Ceramics (Mar 3, 2021)
- LQP Patentcast: Berkheimer v. HP | Thompson Patent Law | Austin TX (Mar 1, 2021)
- How Not to Write Software Claims | Ex Parte Stefan Hartman (Feb 27, 2021)
- Challenging Means Plus Function Rules: ZeroClick, LLC v. Apple Inc. (Feb 25, 2021)
- How to Patent Software Claims | LQ PatentCast Enfish V Microsoft (Feb 21, 2021)
- LQP PatentCast: Allied Mineral Products V. OSMI (Feb 19, 2021)
- LQP PatentCast: CARDIAQ V. NEOVASC | Thompson Patent Law | Austin (Feb 17, 2021)
- When is software that automates a human task patentable? (Feb 15, 2021)
- Surprised by Patent Infringement | LQP Patentcast:Travel Sentry Inc v. David A. Tropp - (Feb 13, 2021)
- Federal Circuit Burns Off Some Fog Surrounding Software Claims: SAP v Investpic (Feb 11, 2021)
- LQP PatentCast: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES LLC V. MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC (Feb 10, 2021)
- License your patent | LQP Patentcast: G. David Jang M.D. vs Boston Scientific (Feb 7, 2021)
- The four layers to interpret a patent claim: LQ PatentCast: Mastermine v. Microsoft (Feb 5, 2021)
- Money in the Middle of Conventional Extremes | Visual Memory v. Nvidia (Feb 4, 2021)
- Successfully enforced and monetized | LQP PatentCast: Arctic Cat V Bombardier (Feb 3, 2021)
- Guest Article: Did You Forget Something? (Feb 1, 2021)
- Litigation Quality Patent Case Study: DDR Holdings v Digital River (Jan 30, 2021)
- How do international patents work? | Ask the Patent Attorney | Austin TX (Jan 28, 2021)
- How to NOT Get Ripped Off by a Greedy Manufacture (Jan 26, 2021)
- Guest Article: A CEO’s guide to their first 100 days (Jan 24, 2021)
- Where can you get sued for patent infringement? | Thompson Patent Law (Jan 22, 2021)
- Why is My Patent Getting Rejected Again?| Thompson Patent Law (Jan 20, 2021)
- Long Patent Claims are bad right? | Thompson Patent Law | Austin, TX (Jan 18, 2021)
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- What Are Your Rights When You Are Patent Pending? (Jan 14, 2021)
- Can I Even Get a Patent on My Idea? | Thompson Patent Law | Austin, TX (Jan 12, 2021)
- LQP Ask the Patent Attorney: How Can I Monetize My Patent Assets? (Jan 10, 2021)
- Should you file a provisional or a non-provisional? | Thompson Patent Law (Jan 8, 2021)
- ATPA: What Are Your Thoughts On The America Invents Act? (Jan 6, 2021)
- Is My Patent Attorney Getting Me The Right Claims? (Jan 4, 2021)
- When Can I Safely Market My Idea? | Ask The Patent Attorney | Austin, TX (Jan 1, 2021)
- PRIOR ART SEARCH (May 29, 2020)
- Increasing The Value Of An Issued Patent | Thompson Patent Law (May 28, 2020)
- Encouragement For Technology Entrepreuers (May 27, 2020)
- Informed Decision Time (May 25, 2020)
- 2 Reasons Your Idea May Not Be Patentable (May 19, 2020)
- Two Roads. One Destination (May 14, 2020)
- PTO Quietly Offers Program That Increases First Action Allowance Rate By 150% (May 13, 2020)
- Patton-ing Patents (May 11, 2020)
- HOW DO YOU SAY “SHHHHH!!!” IN RUSSIAN? (May 7, 2020)
- Engineering And Technical Acumen - Your Patent Counsel Should “Speak Fluent Engineer.” (May 5, 2020)
- ARE YOU OVERLOOKING WAYS TO ADD MORE VALUE TO YOUR INVENTION? (May 3, 2020)
- Patents Need To Be Informed By Differences And Benefits (May 1, 2020)
- My Trademark Is Registered Now What? (Apr 30, 2020)
- How To Keep Your Inventions And Ideas Safe From Theft Until You Get A Patent. (Apr 28, 2020)
- Invention Harvesting Services (Apr 26, 2020)
- The Big Paradigm—Finding The Point Of Novelty (Apr 24, 2020)
- What Is An IDS, And Why Do I Need One? (Apr 23, 2020)
- “TRACK 1” DOES FOR PATENTS WHAT “FORMULA 1” DOES FOR CARS (Apr 22, 2020)
- Articulate A Clear Point Of Novelty In A Single SentenceThe Unique “Magic Trick” That Sets Us Apart (Apr 8, 2020)
- Who Should Be Named First On A Patent? Who Should Be Named First On A Patent? (Apr 6, 2020)
- SUED FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT, BUT WHY? SUED FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT, BUT WHY? (Apr 4, 2020)
- THANKS FOR THE IDEA ...NOW I DON'T NEED YOU. THANKS FOR THE IDEA ...NOW I DON'T NEED YOU. (Apr 2, 2020)
- There's Nothing New Under The Sun: The Benefits Of Conducting A Prior Art Search There's Nothing New Under The Sun: The Benefits Of Conducting A Prior Art Search (Mar 31, 2020)
- “Is My Idea Patentable?” “Is My Idea Patentable?” (Mar 29, 2020)
- General Rule For Things You Can't Patent General Rule For Things You Can't Patent (Mar 25, 2020)
- Determine Whether The Point Of Novelty Is Aligned With A Commercially Valuable Chokepoint Determine Whether The Point Of Novelty Is Aligned With A Commercially Valuable Chokepoint (Mar 23, 2020)
- What Problem Does Your Invention Solve? What Problem Does Your Invention Solve? (Mar 21, 2020)
- Patent Offense: 7 Steps To A Safe, Secure Patent Portfolio (Mar 17, 2020)
- Thinking Like The Herd Thinking Like The Herd (Mar 15, 2020)
- REMARKS BY DIRECTOR ANDREI IANCU AT U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PATENT POLICY CONFERENCE REMARKS BY DIRECTOR ANDREI IANCU AT U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PATENT POLICY CONFERENCE (Mar 13, 2020)
- Investing In Innovation Investing In Innovation (Mar 11, 2020)
- Turn "Shelter In Place" Into "Invent In Place" Are You Sitting At Home Due To COVID-19? Turn "Shelter In Place" Into "Invent In Place"Are You Sitting At Home Due To COVID-19? (Mar 9, 2020)
- The Real Dangers That Office Actions Pose to Your Patents | Texas Patent Lawyer The Real Dangers That Office Actions Pose to Your Patents | Texas Patent Lawyer (Mar 7, 2020)
- Let Them Eat Doom Cake! Let Them Eat Doom Cake! (Mar 3, 2020)
- Austin Patent Attorneys Ask, "What Problem Is Your Invention Really Solving?" Austin Patent Attorneys Ask, "What Problem Is Your Invention Really Solving?" (Mar 1, 2020)
- The USPTO COVID 19 Program The USPTO COVID 19 Program (Feb 25, 2020)
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- PATENT MONETIZATION STRATEGIES WITHOUT LITIGATION PATENT MONETIZATION STRATEGIES WITHOUT LITIGATION (Feb 21, 2020)
- Protecting Your Invention’s Patentability Protecting Your Invention’s Patentability (Feb 19, 2020)
- Use a Provisional Patent to Protect Your Invention While Waiting for The Real Deal Use a Provisional Patent to Protect Your Invention While Waiting for The Real Deal (Feb 18, 2020)
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- The 7 Key Questions Regarding Patents The 7 Key Questions Regarding Patents (Feb 15, 2020)
- Protect Your Ideas, Your Brand,Your Business Protect Your Ideas, Your Brand,Your Business (Feb 13, 2020)
- Supreme Court Ruling Protects Domestic & International Resellers From Infringement Claims Supreme Court Ruling Protects Domestic & International Resellers From Infringement Claims (Feb 11, 2020)
- How Do International Patents Work? How Do International Patents Work? (Feb 9, 2020)
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- How To Conduct Your Own Preliminary Patent Search Online How To Conduct Your Own Preliminary Patent Search Online (Feb 2, 2020)
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- 3 Things Outside Counsel Can Do to Make Inside Counsel Look and Feel Great 3 THINGS OUTSIDE COUNSEL CAN DO TO MAKE INSIDE COUNSEL LOOK AND FEEL GREAT (Jan 30, 2020)
- The Crisis In Patent Quality The Crisis In Patent Quality (Jan 28, 2020)
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- Why Most Patents Are Doomed To Fail - And What To Do About It Why Most Patents Are Doomed To Fail - And What To Do About It (Jan 25, 2020)
- If You Make This BIG Mistake in Your Patent, You'll Give Your Competition an Unfair Advantage. If You Make This BIG Mistake in Your Patent, You'll Give Your Competition an Unfair Advantage. (Jan 24, 2020)
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- Extending the Olive Branch: Negotiating a Solution to Patent Infringement (Jan 1, 2020)
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