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Trademark Basics for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
Let’s do a simple thought experiment. Imagine that you surprise your significant other with a gift that is contained in…
9 Jun 2023
Patent Strategies for Green Hydrogen Tech Amid USPTO Climate Change Program Expansion
Green hydrogen technology companies have just been offered a boost to protect their innovations with patents. The U.S. Patent and…
15 May 2023
How to Avoid Your Own Patents and Applications As Prior Art Under the America Invents Act (AIA)
As your company’s patent portfolio grows over time, it’s important to understand how your own previously filed patent applications can…
8 May 2023
The Patent Process for Quantum Technologies
The patent process is complex. Quantum technology is even more complex. Increasingly, many technology companies find themselves at the intersection…
6 Jan 2025
The Anatomy of a Patent
If you work at a tech company, you’ll likely encounter many situations where you need to be able to read…
7 May 2023
Henry Patent Law Firm Named to Dallas Bar Association 100 Club
Henry Patent Law Firm is proud to be named to the Dallas Bar Association (DBA) 100 Club for 2023. The…
15 Jun 2022
Patent Protection for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology
Tech companies who are developing carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies can take advantage of the USPTO’s new pilot program to accelerate their patent portfolios and gain an exclusive edge in this rapidly growing field.
21 Feb 2021
The US Patent Office’s Test for Software and Computer Inventions
Here we take a detailed look at how the US patent office analyzes patent eligibility of software and computer-implemented inventions.
15 Feb 2021
Patenting Software and Beyond: A Guide to Understanding Alice and its Impact
One of the biggest challenges for tech companies today is adapting their patent strategy to recent changes in the law.
17 Dec 2020
HOW TO SPEND SMART MONEY DEVELOPING YOUR PATENT PORTFOLIO
How spending smart money upfront leads to better long term results and lower overall cost in patent filings.
27 Oct 2020
Will Justice Barrett Impact the Patent System?
Justice Barrett was formally sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court. How will this impact the patent system?
14 Sep 2020
New USPTO Guidance and Implications for Better Patent Drafting
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued new guidance on the topic of applicant admitted prior art (known as “AAPA”), and there are a couple of important takeaways for anyone drafting or prosecuting patent applications.
30 Aug 2020
The More You Know: Leveraging Institutional Knowledge in Patent Portfolio Management
Those who can effectively manage both the technical content of their patent applications — as well as the cultural, relational, and contextual “stories” behind them — are in a better position to maximize the value of their patent portfolio.