Every year in the US, thousands of people are injured in accidents with semi-trucks. Often times these accidents involve several vehicles. Due to the size of semi-trucks, these accidents commonly result in serious or fatal injuries. In addition to the potential for injury, multiple vehicle...

The Patent Act was further amended in 1836, when it was realized that a more thorough description was needed; without a thorough description of the invention, it was harder to file a lawsuit against someone accused of illegally using the patent. The first national patent...

In the last quarter of 2008 America faces economic challenges never imagined even a few months ago. How will businesses manage and survive the limitations on credit, demand and growth? How does the economic downturn impact lawyers and law firms which service the business community?...

There are several sectors on which the economic growth is depend like education sector, science and technology sector, infrastructure sector and many more. Among these corporate sector is one of the areas of concern for economic growth of a country. From previous few decades the...

"Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law" by Attorney Stephen Elias and the Editors of Nolo is another book in the huge legal library published by Nolo, a publisher that prides itself on making the law accessible to everyone. During the preliminary analysis,...

Document reviewing, legal research and writing, outsourcing patent services, drafting pleadings, etc. are some of the major legal projects outsourced to the LPO firms. The Legal outsourcing services provided by law firms and legal support service companies are in growing demand to cut the overhead...

While choosing a St. Louis criminal attorney, individuals must be very careful and must consider few vital factors. A St. Louis criminal attorney need to have his education from a renowned law schools. Make sure to hire that attorney who is attached with reputed law...

Application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) The PCT is an international agreement between 117 countries to provide an easier patent filling application process. However, inventors should be aware that the PCT system does not provide you with an international patent. By using the PCT,...

Technically when someone manufactures or sells an item that uses patented technology that person would be in infringement of the patent. If patent infringement does occur, the unauthorized user may receive a cease-and-desist letter by the owner of the patent. The patent owner might be...

Foreign Contribution Regulation Act – FCRA is one of the areas of major concern that should be regulated in appropriate manner. In regularity of fcra can create a chance of increasing malpractices in the market. FCRA is different from one country to another. In regulating...

When you have an earth shaking idea, you want to protect it.  The reason, of course, is you want to reap the financial rewards from the idea that you came up with. Money Barriers There are 4 barriers that you must get through to get...

Supreme Court of India in its civil appellate jurisdiction adjudicated on a Patent dispute titled J. Mitra & Co. Pvt. Ltd. versus Asst. Controller of Patents & Design. & Ors.. The Supreme Court granted the leave and directed the High Court to adjudicate the matter...

Write down your idea. The act of writing will force you to define your invention, break down the invention into its elements, and to think about variations of the invention. Written materials produced as a result will also be helpful for preparing a patent application....

The term patent pending has created quite a bit of confusion over the years.  Many inventors mistakenly believe that they are able start filing lawsuits like a semi-automatic machine gun the day after they file their provisional or nonprovisional patent application with the United States...

Inventors need patent firms that can give them application and patent protection services. Having a patent law firm with experienced attorneys on your side can help you prevent others from using your intellectual property. It is therefore important for you to know how to find...

I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On March 20, 2009, a panel of the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC") decided the USPTO's appeal of the District Court decision enjoining the USPTO's rules limiting applicants’ rights to file claims, continuations, and Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs)....

To minimize the cost of Patent filing and prosecution in India, there are number of things an attorney should take in to account.    In the event you are filing a PCT national phase application, provide your associate in India following information: (i)       Application details...