Do’s and don’ts of foreign patent filings
Authored by Elizabeth Gearhart, Ph.D., Patent Agent at Gearhart Law
Do’s and don’ts of foreign patent filings
Do - file a PCT application within one year of your first U.S. patent filing (unless you know exactly which foreign countries you want protection in). A PCT application allows...
Foreign Patent Filing – annuity fees
What annuity fees are and why you need to pay them.
Authored by David Postolski, Patent Attorney and Partner at Gearhart Law
Filing a patent and then passing examination results in a granted patent. Once a patent holder has a granted patent certain fees will be due. Thus, it is important for...