Secrets of a Patent Attorney
We patent attorneys meet inventors and tell them if we think their idea is “patentable”. But how do we know? How do we figure out what is...
Mobile Apps – an answer to the software patentability question?
Have you ever played Pokemon Go? It’s an exciting game – you see Pokemon characters superimposed on your mobile phone’s view of the world...
Provisional Patent Applications
A potential client came to me with her provisional patent application. She had written it herself and then filed it via another patent...
3D Printing and its Effect on Intellectual Property
3D printing has become popular. The digital files describing mechanical products can now be easily shared, such that ordinary...
A Timeline for Patent Applications
So you have an invention and you want to file a patent application on it. When is the right time to do it? Many people argue that you...
A StartUp and its Intellectual Property – A Timeline
* Published in the Jerusalem Post, 28Sep15 Amir and Yossi have a new idea for an interesting mobile app, one they think will go viral...
Registering Patent Ownership
You’d think that ownership of Intellectual Property is the business of lawyers. After all, they handle the contractual relationships...
Should You Patent Your Invention, Part 2
In a previous post, I talked about the importance of filing a patent application if you have an innovative product. But what should you...
Patent Trolls- Are They Really Bad?
We have all heard about patent trolls, those firms that prey on legitimate companies, extorting millions in patent royalty fees without...
Hedy LaMarr - Beauty and Brains
As a female patent attorney and MIT graduate, I have always been fascinated by women inventors and especially by Hedy LaMarr, a famed...
