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Of Tribes and Trolls: An Unlikely Alliance?
The interplay between Native American tribes and the American government has always been complicated. The law and concept of tribal sovereignty –
Provisional Patent Buys You a Year … Well, Not Really
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Back-to-School Inventions
We’re not just lawyers and inventors, we’re people – and it only takes one letter to change PATENT to PARENT. As many of us are dealing with the
The Road to Patent Registration – Part I
The road to patent registration can be long and confusing – especially for a first-time inventor. Below is Part I of a broad overview of the major
End of the Monopoly: When Patents Expire
When you have a patent registered with the USPTO, you get up to a 20-year exclusive monopoly to practice your patent. No one can make your patented
Are Patent Applications Secret?
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Taking Patent Litigation Out of Texas: The Supreme Court’s TC Heartland Decision
For the last two decades, patent holders – many of them “trolls” – have favored suing accused infringers in the Eastern District of Texas, even those
Options for Accused Patent Infringers
In the hierarchy of mail that business owners hate to receive, including annoying junk mail and requisite bills, the most frightening mail might be