Monthly Archives: March 2018
Can I protect my invention in a foreign country?
Patents provide protection typically on a country by country basis. A United States patent provides protection in the U.S. whereas Canadian patents provide protection in Canada and Chinese patents provide protection in China. One limited exception is for European patents, … Continue reading
I have been selling my product for five years can I get a patent?
The patent system is an exchange between the Federal Government and the inventor. In exchange for publicly disclosing his or her invention in a patent, the U.S. provides the inventor with (at current) a 20 year pseudo monopoly on the … Continue reading
What is copyrightable?
In order to obtain a copyright the work must have a modicum of creativity. This barrier is low, although it does prevent copyright protection in short phrases, business names, and ideas. Copyright protection applies to a specific photograph, but it … Continue reading