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February 06, 2012

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Patent Law Topics

If you're looking to be the only one to make and sell any invention you've created, you should consider filing a patent request with the US Patent Office.

Although you should hire an experienced South Dakota patent attorney to help file your paperwork and defend your patent against anyone willing to steal it, you might want to read up on the following topics to make sure you understand the basics.

South Dakota Patent Hot Topics:

Utility Patents
Design Patents
Plant Patents
Searching for patents
Protecting your patents
The Patent Filing Process
Patent attorneys / Patent agents

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Did You Know?

You may apply for a patent for your invention.
Inventors may apply for one of two types of patent applications: (1) A non-provisional application, which begins the examination process and may lead to a patent and (2) A provisional application, which establishes a filing date but does not begin the examination process.

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	News about Patent cases in South Dakota and nationwide: Patent and Trademark Experts Advise Inventors and Entrepreneurs on Protecting Their Intellectual Property Washington, D.C. - The Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Inventor's Hall of Fame... Read more > U.S. and Japan To Pilot Patent Prosecution Highway The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) announced today that on July 3, 2006 they are launching a new trial ... Read more > Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Names New Members To Patent And Trademark Public Advisory Committees The new members of the Patent Public Advisory Committee are: Carl E. Gulbrandsen is managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Rese... Read more > More Patent News >

Patent Law Terms

Monday's Term

Joint Application

Definition:
An application in which the invention is presented as that of two or more persons.

Substantive Reasons For Refusal

Definition:
There are several substantive reasons for refusing registration of a mark. These include: likelihood of confusion; primarily merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the goods/services.

Canceled

Definition:
Trademark registration is no longer viable. It may be due to the registrant's failure to file the required continued use affidavit under Section 8 of the Trademark Act.

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Patent Law Resources

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Patent Lawyer Hot Topics

Topics Related to Patents Law:

Trademarks & Patents
Patent Pending
Patent Regulations
Invention Patent
Patent Infringement Law

South Dakota Patent Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an patent attorney you should contact our Patent Attorney as soon as possible:

Aberdeen
Brookings
Huron
Mitchell
Pierre
Rapid City

Sioux Falls
Spearfish
Vermillion
Watertown
Yankton

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