What is the Difference Between a Provisional and Non-Provisional Patent?
This is one of the most asked questions from clients. There are less stringent filing requirements on a provisional patent. A non-provisional patent has more formal requirements or you risk getting missing parts or other issues that prevent...
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...
Patent Search FAQ & Why Is It Important?
Richard Gearhart, Esq. Founder and Managing Partner of Gearhart Law LLC, explains the importance of doing a patent search before starting a project or investing in one. The only way to know if a patent will be granted...
Why You Need a Trademark Search Before Marketing Your Brand
Richard Gearhart, Esq. Founder and Managing Partner of Gearhart Law LLC, explains the importance of doing a trademark search before making your brand public or buying a pre-existing business to avoid any trademark infringement.
What in the World is Happening in Business?
Save the date! Join us May 13th, 2020 at 8am EST for networking and a discussion of the business climate in Australia, China and the UK with IP attorneys who are 'boots on the ground' in their countries. We'll be using the networking platform Switch. General networking will be...
Patent Search Vs. Freedom to Operate Search. What is the Difference?
Josh Scharf describes manufacturing in China and other countries
Richard and Elizabeth interviewed Josh Scharf, manufacturing expert, on Passage to Profit, The Inventors Show, at iHeart. It aired on iHeart radio station WOR 710 on Sunday, March 15th. For the full podcast of that night's...
IP Fees – You don’t have to surprised by hidden fees. James Klobucar discusses the Gearhart Law Fee Structure.
What Does a Trademark Cost?
Elizabeth Gearhart interviews James Klobucar, Esq., about trademark costs.
Hi I'm Elizabeth Gearhart. I'm here with James Klobucar, Senior Associate at Gearhart Law, also a trademark expert, and we are going to talk about how much it costs to get a trademark typically.