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Is Cannabis Patentable?

By Bill Hilton In short, yes, and there are many different ways in which cannabis and cannabis-related inventions may be protected. The U.S. government has authority to grant patents under the Patent …

Patents ≠ Freedom to Operate

Commercializing a product requires significant investments of time, resources, and effort.  One may attempt to recoup some of that investment by securing patents on inventive features of the product.  A …

Client Success Stories – Soom, Inc.

Interview with Charlie Kim, CEO of Soom Inc. Tell Us About Your Journey My journey as an entrepreneur starts very early on as a kid growing up and watching my parents. They …

Provisional Patent Costs and How to Reduce Them

By Bill Hilton The Challenge A significant challenge faced by many early-stage companies that are interested in filing provisional patent applications, is that a provisional patent application must be filed prior …

Client Success Stories – Anodyne Nanotech

Jake Lombardo is a co-founder of Anodyne Nanotech, Inc., a preclinical-stage biotech company developing differentiated, transdermal forms of high-value drugs. Anodyne Nanotech and its HeroPatch technology are going to become …

When Should a Patent Application Be Filed?

            In 2013, the United States converted from a “first to invent” patent system to a “first to file” patent system.  Under the “first to file” system, if two inventors …

What is a Provisional Patent Application?

In 1994, Congress amended the U.S. Patent Laws to create a new type of patent filing called a provisional patent application, and with this came a good deal of confusion …

How To Protect Intellectual Property

Intellectual property is an intangible asset, or a collection of intangible assets, created through the ingenuity of people in the form of their brands, innovations, original works of authorship, and …