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What are the four types of IP in the United States?
Property, which can be loosely defined as “things we can own,” can be tangible or intangible. Tangible property includes things like...
Sep 254 min read
What is the "prior art" in a patent application?
If you’ve ever worked with patent applications, you’ve probably heard the term “prior art” before. While technically defined in the...
Sep 42 min read
Should you conduct a prior art search before filing a patent application?
The USPTO will only grant a patent if it’s convinced that the subject matter of the patent application is novel and non-obvious over...
Aug 194 min read
Who is the Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art, anyway?
Attached to every patent application is a Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art (POSITA). The POSITA is not real; it’s a hypothetical...
Aug 52 min read
How to use computational chemistry results in patent applications
To what extent can inventors and companies use computational chemistry results to strengthen their patent applications? In the chemicals...
Jul 293 min read
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