Patent Asset and Insurance Q & A – Part 4 of 4

Part 4 of Q &A session with experienced Patent Attorney, Denver‘s Mark Trenner. Watch Entire Interview at Once Here: Patents as Investment and Insurance Video Interviewer: I see. So you can use a patent as a bargaining chip, right? Patent Attorney: Exactly. That’s why I say that the term “insurance” isn’t 100% accurate. But a… Continue reading Patent Asset and Insurance Q & A – Part 4 of 4

Patent Asset and Insurance Q & A – Part 3 of 4

Colorado Patent Lawyer Mark Trenner answers questions about “Patent Protection as Investment and Insurance.” Watch Entire Interview at Once Here: Patents as Investment and Insurance Video Interviewer: Right, I’d rather spend invest my money in new designs. Patent Attorney: And that’s what a lot of small businesses say. Then suddenly the business receives a cease… Continue reading Patent Asset and Insurance Q & A – Part 3 of 4

Patent Asset and Insurance Q & A – Part 2 of 4

Colorado Patent Attorney Mark Trenner answers questions about “Patent Protection as Investment and Insurance.” Watch Entire Interview at Once Here: Patents as Investment and Insurance Video Interviewer: You covered licensing, selling, and using a patent or patent application for collateral. Is there any other asset value of a patent? Patent Attorney: As the article points… Continue reading Patent Asset and Insurance Q & A – Part 2 of 4

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Patent Asset and Insurance Q & A – Part 1 of 4

Denver Patent Attorney Mark Trenner answers questions about “Patent Protection as Investment and Insurance.” Watch Entire Interview at Once Here: Patents as Investment and Insurance Video Introduction: We are here in Colorado to interview Denver-area patent attorney Mark Trenner. Mark has been practicing as a patent attorney for almost 14 years; the past 9 years… Continue reading Patent Asset and Insurance Q & A – Part 1 of 4

What is a Patent? Part 3 of 3

Brought to you by Denver Patent Lawyer Mark Trenner. A “utility” patent covers any “new and useful process, machine, manufacture or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvements thereof.” This has been interpreted in U.S. courts to include inventions that include computer programs (software), as well as “methods of doing business,” even though… Continue reading What is a Patent? Part 3 of 3

What is a Patent? Part 2 of 3

Brought to you buy Colorado patent attorney Mark Trenner The most common patent is the “utility” patent, which, in the United States is effective for a period of 20 years from the date of filing (unless it was filed before1995, in which case it is effective for 17 years from date of issue, or 20… Continue reading What is a Patent? Part 2 of 3

What is a Patent? Part 1 of 3

Brought to you by Denver patent attorney Mark Trenner… A patent is a property right granted by the Government of the United States of America to an inventor for this purpose only- “to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States or importing the invention into the… Continue reading What is a Patent? Part 1 of 3

The Patent Application (Part II) –Background Section

The Patent Application (Part II) –Background Section From Denver Patent Attorney Mark Trenner The Background section of a patent application is intended to give the reader (first, the Patent Office Examiner, then perhaps others who may read your patent application) a general understanding of the technology space of your invention. Unfortunately, I’ve seen many patent… Continue reading The Patent Application (Part II) –Background Section

The Patent Application (Part I) – Introduction

The Patent Application (Part I) – Introduction From Denver Patent Attorney Mark Trenner When you file for a patent for an invention, the Patent Office does not issue a patent immediately. In fact, it can take several years to have a patent issue. And the Patent Office does not issue patents for all inventions. The… Continue reading The Patent Application (Part I) – Introduction