What type of patent application (design patent application, provisional patent application, or regular utility patent application) is the best? A design and utility patent application each [...]
A design patent application is limited to a single design. An inventor can file separate design patent applications for each unique design. But it is easy to see how this can quickly get out of [...]
Do I need a nondisclosure agreement or confidentiality agreement before discussing my invention with a patent attorney? Inventors should use a nondisclosure agreement (NDA), sometimes called a [...]
