What is the Litigation Process?
The litigation process is complicated and has many different elements such as jurisdiction, venue, which courts you select to file the lawsuit in, who are the proper plaintiffs, etc.? Gearhart Law is experienced in litigation. If clients ever...
What is a Cease and Desist Letter?
Gearhart Law helps clients send out or respond to cease and desist letters. These letters have to do with a violation of a patent or trademark and usually the owner of the IP is seeking to assert their...
What Does a Grant Clause Have to Do With Licensing?
Licensing is a contract to gain rights at a patent from a license owner to a licensee. A lot of independent inventors seek a license with a large corporation – they have an idea that they’d like the...
Why Should You Get a Design Patent?
Design patents protects the ornamental appearance of a product. In many cases people get a design patent to protect their product, is a new spin on an already existing product. Find out more in this video with James...
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...
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...
