Intellectual Property Protection Guide

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In patents, the first to file wins!

The new US Patent Law changed "First to Invent" to: "First to File"

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Is it possible to get stronger protection than a patent?

Intellectual property includes patents, designs, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, etc.
It is possible to obtain stronger protection than a patent, and for a longer period of time, by a smart combination of different types of intellectual property. This is Multi-IP.

Smart combination - in a way that these IP instruments support each other, see details:
Novel means for patent protection

Patents

What can be protected with a patent? Patent laws are different in different countries, and there are also changes over time
Patents protection

For example, Section 3 of the Patent Law in Israel states

"An invention, whether it is a product or a process in any technological field, that is new, useful, can be used industrially and has inventive progress - it is an invention that can be patented."

But, for example, Article 7 qualifies
"Notwithstanding what is stated in section 2, a patent will not be granted on
(1) a process for medical treatment of the human body;
(2) new varieties of plants or animals, except microbiological organisms that were not produced from nature."

In the United States, the basic approach is to patent "anything under the sun, made by man" - however, various limitations apply now.

35 U.S.C. 101 Inventions patentable.
"Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title."

Design patents

A design protects the external appearance of a product, which is not functional. When to register a patent and when a design? If a product's shape or form is determined by functional considerations, it is patentable. If not - this is a usually, as a general guideline- but there are exceptions.

Sometimes applicants choose to register a design rather than a patent, because the registration is cheaper. This is a wrong consideration. Even if the design is approved and registered, it can be revoked later on the grounds that it is not the proper type of protection.

Trademarks

A trademark may protect a name or sign associated with a product, whereas a service mark may protect a name or sign for a service.

Unlike a patent or model that has a finite lifespan, a trademark may exit for a long time, provided that the owner of the mark takes care to maintain it as required by law, and there are no legal obstacles to its extension.

Copyright

Copyright gives strong protection, in many countries, at a low cost. But it has a weak point: she defends only against copying, not against substantial use of its content, or against an independent creation of a similar content.

Who owns the copyright? The answer is not simple, and there are many conditions and caveats. For example, not the one who told a joke or threw an idea has the copyright, but the one who wrote it down or put it into tangible form.

Apps and software protection: It has become clear that copyright protection is ineffective in these areas. currently applications and software are better protected by patents.

Victory over Tadiran in patenting

Victory over a subsidiary of the giant Tadiran Ltd., during proceedings at the Israel Patent Office. Marc used Patentics to plan the strategy to pursue.
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USPTO published a proposal by Marc

A proposal by Marc on improving the examination process is published in the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) site. The proposal is based on Patentics.
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In all patents-related tasks there is a deadline. If you miss it, there are additional costs, or it may be impossible to continue: To answer an exam report, request a PCT exam, revive an abandoned application, etc.

You are competing with all the inventors worldwide- the first to file an application, has a better chance to win.

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