Should I File a Patent for My Software?
Software creators often ask whether their code or system is worth patenting. The short answer is yes, you can patent software, but only when the invention does more than perform an abstract idea or routine computer function. Patent protection may be worth pursuing if your software provides a technical improvement, solves a...
What is a Foreign Filing License and How Do You Use It?
Many of our clients at Gearhart Law ask us about foreign filing licenses. In this video Richard Gearhart, Esq. Founder and Managing Partner of Gearhart Law LLC, gives insight into this subject and how you can even file...
What is an Annuity Fee?
An annuity fee is a tax a foreign country charges for you to maintain a patent in their patent system which are on a yearly basis. In this video, find out more about annuity fees from Richard Gearhart,...
Is it Better to go with a Trade Secret or a Patent?
Richard Gearhart, Esq. Founder and Managing Partner of Gearhart Law LLC, explains the difference between the two and why sometimes a Trade Secret will be enough and when and it would be best to get a Patent to...