It depends. Normally, in a utility patent application, drawings (required if necessary to understand the subject matter sought to be patented (35 USC 113)) are limited to black and white. However, color drawings can be submitted if color drawings are “the only practical medium by which to disclose the subject matter sought to be patented […]
“I’d like to reward my friend/colleague/investor by listing them as an inventor on the patent application.”While a seemingly insignificant gesture, such an action could have grave consequences.Not only can improper inventorship lead to your patent being invalidated, but in the absence of any ownership agreement, your friend/colleague/investor will have the ability to exploit the invention […]
Vanessa M. D’Souza, Patent Attorney, andJulie Rabalais Chauvin, Patent Attorney,will conduct a one-hour continuing legal education presentation entitled:“Helping clients avoid making IP mistakes”at the 2022 New Orleans Bar Association’s Procrastinators’ Programs℠ Tuesday, December 27, 2022 / 1:20 p.m.-2:20 p.m.Pan Am Building, 11th Floor Conference Center, 601 Poydras Street, New Orleans. Seth M. Nehrbass, Patent Attorney, […]
Unitary Patents … Coming Soon to Europe Currently, the European Patent System allows applicants to choose between filing an application in the country or countries of interest, and filing a single European patent application and later designating the countries where you want that patent to be effective. Coming soon, likely in the Spring of 2023, […]