by UIA | Jul 15, 2019 | Event, Intellectual property
U.S. Patent & Trademarks Office’s Invention-Con 2019 “Leveraging Your Intellectual Property in the Marketplace” Are you an independent inventor, entrepreneur, small business owner, or intellectual property (IP) professional? If so, register now for...
by UIA | Jun 12, 2019 | How to, Intellectual property
One of the biggest myths about intellectual property (IP) is that many think that they can get worldwide protection based on one application. First, there is no such thing as a worldwide patent, trademark or copyright. Each country has their own IP laws and protection...
by UIA | Mar 13, 2019 | Intellectual property
Once you’ve registered your trademark at the USPTO, you are required to maintain your registration, or the registration will abandon or cancel. If canceled or abandoned, you will need to file a new application but there is no guarantee that the mark will re-register....
by UIA | Oct 22, 2018 | How to, Intellectual property
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) contains a wealth of information but the challenge is finding the information you need. The UIA knows what a goldmine of information and assistance the USPTO provides independent inventors and have compiled a few...
by UIA | Sep 14, 2018 | How to, Intellectual property
Don Kelly, a retired Director at the USPTO, was a tireless champion for the individual inventor. In every lecture or presentation he gave he offered one piece of advice – “Do your homework.” There are so many aspects of doing your homework, it has taken most...
by UIA | Nov 7, 2017 | Advocacy, Intellectual property
The US Supreme Court will hear a very important patent case on the Monday following Thanksgiving. The case is Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC. The reason this is important is that the overriding issue of the case is the validity of...
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