The Patent Light

A key aspect of strategic patenting is U.S. continuation practice.  Continuation patents have several advantages and are widely used by small companies to build patent portfolios (especially companies who license their technology).  In fact, I almost always draft initial claims with the assumption that clients will file continuations at a later point in time. A […]

U.S. patent law specifies the general field of subject matter that can be patented and the requirements for a patent.  The purpose of these requirements is to make sure that the bargain between the government and the inventor or applicant is “equal” or balanced.  In other words, the law is designed to prevent the patent […]