Resources
White Papers & Blogs
> Hotel Monaco: The patent fire of 1836
> First Patents: What was the first patent issued in the United States
> It's a Wonderful Sock: An answer to the question: How did that get a patent?
> An Intellectual Property Primer: A brief summary intellectual property protection and issues
> Monkey Business: An overview of copyrights.
> What's The Deal: A primer for quickly reading a patent.
> Stake Your Claim: Understanding the role of claims in a patent
> How to Find a Patent: A review of common patent databases
> Paper Cuts: A discussion of the need for representation in prosecuting patents
> Questions of Time: When can and should patents be applied for
> Giving Priority: Understanding patent priority dates
> Getting Started: The requirements for filing a patent application
> Taking the Plunge: Understanding the types of patent applications
> What are They Doing?: The criteria the USPTO uses to evaluate a patent
> Provisional Applications: A discussion of provisional applications
> Code of Conduct: Keeping straight with the USPTO
> Patent Search I: A discussion of the importance of patent searches
> Patent Search II:Understanding the types of patent searches
> Let's Make a Deal:Discounts available from the USPTO
> Different Values: An approach for valuing your patent
> An Answer in Chaos: A review of an empirical study of patent values
> Added Value: A review of an empirical study of the value patents add to a company
> Indications of Value: A review of an empirical study of the statistical factors affecting the value of a patent.
> Do Patents Work: A review of a study testing whether patents actually affect inventive behavior
> Patent Paradox: A review of a "solution" to the patent paradox
> Overview of Intellectual Property and Textiles: A summary of a study of textile related patents and publications
> The Finnish Line: A review of a study of patent values in Finland
> Seeing the Forest for the Triz: An overview of the Triz methodology for solving "inventive" problems
> Alice Alice: A discussion Supreme Court Alice decision regarding Intellectual Property
> Alice Fallout: A discussion of the early fallout from the Supreme Court Alice Decision
> Supreme Questions: A discussion of other recent Supreme Court decisions regarding Intellectual Property
> A Big Change But Not a Big Deal: Understanding the First Inventor to File provision of the America Invents Act
> What Does It Cost: An statistical analysis of the cost of the patent application process
> The Price of Success: Understanding patent maintenance fees
> How Long Does It Take: An statistical analysis of the average time to get a patent
> Changing Assignments: Buying and Selling Patents
> It Was All So Different Before Nothing Changed: A summary of the Intellectual Property Provisions of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
> Patent Cooperation Treaty: An overview of the PCT application process at the WIPO
> TPP Issues Revisited: A updated summary of the Intellectual Property Issues that were reported during the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
> What are the TPP Issues: A summary of the Intellectual Property Issues that were reported during the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
> Revolaze and the ITC: A summary of the ITC 337 complaint process and how it can be used to protect patents against imports that infringe against patents.
> Nextt In Line: A summary of the AAVN 337 case filed with the International Trade Commission
> Nextt Up: A detailed look at the 337 process at the International Trade Commission
> Claims of Innocence: An example of claims drawn from the AAVN 337 case filed with the International Trade Commission case