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Don’t Jeopardize your Patent by Sharing Too Much

I was asked the following question recently: I have a great new idea. I would like to gauge interest by publicly describing what my new product does.

Filed Under: Intellectual Property, Patent Law Tagged With: Arizona patent attorney, first to file, Joseph Meaney, patent disclosure, person of ordinary skill in the art, phoenix patent law firm, Phoenix patent lawyer, POSA, POSITA, prior art, publication, Ruth Carter, Venjuris

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Never Saw THAT Coming (Back to the Future Edition)

Inventors, please take note. When you hire a consultant to build a prototype or otherwise help you get your product to market, make sure that your

Filed Under: Intellectual Property, Patent Law Tagged With: Arizona patent attorney, co-inventor, co-owner, inventorship, joint inventor, joint owner, Joseph Meaney, patent assignment, patent ownership, phoenix patent law firm, Phoenix patent lawyer, prototype, Ruth Carter, time machine, Venjuris

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Beware of Trademark Scams

With increasing frequency, scam artists are targeting trademark registrants with suspicious-looking “snail mail” asking the registrant to send

Filed Under: Entrepreneur, Intellectual Property, Trademarks Tagged With: arizona intellectual property lawyer, Arizona trademark attorney, Arizona trademark law firm, Arizona trademark lawyer, how to trademark, Joseph Meaney, Phoenix intellectual property lawyer, Phoenix trademark attorney, Phoenix trademark law firm, Phoenix trademark lawyer, Ruth Carter, trademark allowance, trademark allowed, trademark claims, trademark examiner, trademark issue, trademark maintenance, Trademark office action, trademark renewal, Trademark scam, Trademark spam, USPTO trademark application, Venjuris

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Does Your Patent Need a CIP?

When it comes to your patent application, you may have seen the terms “CIP,” “Continuation,” and “Divisional,” but what do they mean? How are they

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Finding a Patent Attorney’s Past Work

Applying for a patent is an investment – in yourself, your business, and your invention. Which patent attorney you work with is critical. For the

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The Road to Patent Registration – Part II

The road to patent registration can be long and confusing – especially for a first-time inventor. In Part I, we reviewed the first five steps: Step

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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

Filed Under: Entrepreneur, Intellectual Property, Patent Law Tagged With: arizona intellectual property lawyer, Arizona patent attorney, Arizona patent law firm, early publication, how to patent, Joseph Meaney, non-provisional patent application, non-publication, patent claims, patent examiner, patent Office Action, patent publication, Phoenix intellectual property lawyer, Phoenix patent attorney, phoenix patent law firm, Phoenix patent lawyer, provisional patent application, Ruth Carter, USPTO patent application, Venjuris

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Are Patent Applications Secret?

What do you do if you have the next great idea but you are not sure if it is patentable? If you file a patent application, won’t it be available for

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A Breath of Fresh Air

Last week, I had a refreshing and unusual telephone conversation with a patent examiner from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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Venjuris practices business and intellectual property law and serves clients in Phoenix, Arizona, and the surrounding cities of Scottsdale, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria, Avondale, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Sun City, Flagstaff, and Sedona, and in Maricopa County, Pima County, and Coconino County, Arizona (AZ). As a national practice, we have attorneys who are licensed in California (CA), Connecticut (CT), Virginia (VA), and New York (NY), and we provides services in numerous other states in the United States. Our international practice spans countries including Turkey, Ecuador, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and a number of countries in Asia.

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