Provisional applications are not low-cost substitutes for utility applications Provisional applications are often improperly used as low-cost substitutes for utility applications. The problem with ...

As mentioned in past columns, one indicia of the likelihood of success of your venture is demonstrably strong intellectual property protection. You are much more likely to interest an investor if you ...

The upcoming changes to the U.S. patent law, and particularly the transition from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file system on March 16, 2013, brings with it some changes that bioscience companies ...

Provisional patent applications offer a relatively inexpensive way for applicants to secure an early filing date for potentially patentable subject matter. They also provide a one-year window during ...

Cost, especially in the current business environment, permeates patenting strategy for life sciences companies. One area where this issue is particularly acute is in preparing and filing a provisional ...

I think inventors should try writing their own provisional patent applications, even if they end up hiring a patent attorney to write the final version. Why? Because committing your thoughts to paper ...

FendX Technologies Inc. (CSE: FNDX) (OTCQB: FDXTF) (FSE: E8D0) (the "Company" or "FendX"), an innovative surface protection company developing their technology-based solutions to reduce the spread of ...

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