Our Patent Services

To begin the invention evaluation or patenting process, please contact us for your FREE initial consultation or download our FREE patent questionnaire. By filling out this patent questionnaire, you provide the preliminary information needed to: prepare an initial invention evaluation and/or draft an initial patent application.

Patent Questionnaire [PDF] [Word]

We provide representation at all stages of invention evaluation, patent drafting, and patent procurement for inventions in the fields of biotechnology, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, mechanical devices, medical devices, electrical apparatuses, business methods, and software. A brief list of our services includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Conducting invention patent searches of inventions.
• Preparing patentability opinions on inventions.
• Drafting and filing provisional patent applications.
• Drafting and filing non-provisional utility patent applications.
• Drafting and filing design patent applications.
• Drafting and filing PCT international patent applications.
• Prosecuting patent applications in the U.S. Patent Office.
• Prosecuting International patent applications in foreign receiving offices.

Contact our Boston and Salem, Massachusetts patent and trademark attorney to discuss available avenues of intellectual property protection for your inventions, trademarks and copyrightable material. We provide flexible telephone and in-person appointment times, including nights and weekends, to accommodate your schedule.

Salem Office: 15 Church Street, Salem, MA 01970 [MAP]

Boston Office: 10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109 [MAP]

Toll Free: (866) 441-3460
E-mail: attorney@patentstrademarklaw.com

Our Trademark Services

To begin the trademark evaluation or trademark application process, please contact us for your FREE initial consultation or download our FREE trademark questionnaire. By filling out this trademark questionnaire, you provide the preliminary information needed to: prepare an initial trademark evaluation and/or draft an initial trademark application.

Trademark Questionnaire [PDF] [Word]

We provide representation at all stages of trademark evaluation, trademark application, trademark registration, and trademark enforcement. A brief list of our services includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Conducting trademark searches to detect potentially conflicting marks.
• Evaluating trademarks for possible conflicts with third parties.
• Evaluating trademarks for possible rejections from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Drafting and filing Federal trademark applications.
• Prosecuting trademark applications in the U.S. Trademark Office.
• Monitoring trademarks for any potentially conflicting marks filed by third parties.
• Contacting foreign attorneys and coordinating the filing of multiple foreign trademark applications.
• Enforcing your trademarks against any third party infringers.

Contact our Boston and Salem, Massachusetts patent and trademark attorney to discuss available avenues of intellectual property protection for your inventions, trademarks and copyrightable material. We provide flexible telephone and in-person appointment times, including nights and weekends, to accommodate your schedule.

Salem Office: 15 Church Street, Salem, MA 01970 [MAP]

Boston Office: 10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109 [MAP]

Toll Free: (866) 441-3460
E-mail: attorney@patentstrademarklaw.com

Our Copyright Services

To begin the copyright evaluation or copyright registration process, please contact us for your FREE initial consultation.

We provide legal representation for all stages of protecting your copyrightable material, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Preparing applications for Federal registration of your copyrightable material.
• Contacting foreign attorneys and coordinating the filing of foreign copyright registrations.
• Preparing work-for-hire agreements to establish copyright ownership in any original works.
• Negotiating and preparing licensing agreements suitable to your specific needs.
• Enforcing your copyrights against infringement by third parties.

Contact our Boston and Salem, Massachusetts patent and trademark attorney to discuss available avenues of intellectual property protection for your inventions, trademarks and copyrightable material. We provide flexible telephone and in-person appointment times, including nights and weekends, to accommodate your schedule.

Salem Office: 15 Church Street, Salem, MA 01970 [MAP]

Boston Office: 10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109 [MAP]

Toll Free: (866) 441-3460
E-mail: attorney@patentstrademarklaw.com

Litigation

We provide legal representation to protect your inventions, trademarks, and copyrighted material in the courtroom, in arbitration, in mediation and in other dispute resolution mechanisms.

Please contact us for your FREE initial consultation to determine what options you may have available to protect your intellectual property from being infringed by third parties.

Licensing

We provide legal representation in the negotiation and preparation of your intellectual property agreements with third parties. We can prepare agreements that license your intellectual property for use in exchange for royalties. We can also prepare agreements that outright sell your intellectual property for one-time payments and royalties.

Please contact us for your FREE initial consultation so that we can help you generate revenue from your intellectual property.

Contact our Boston and Salem, Massachusetts patent and trademark attorney to discuss available avenues of intellectual property protection for your inventions, trademarks and copyrightable material. We provide flexible telephone and in-person appointment times, including nights and weekends, to accommodate your schedule.

Salem Office: 15 Church Street, Salem, MA 01970 [MAP]

Boston Office: 10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109 [MAP]

Toll Free: (866) 441-3460
E-mail: attorney@patentstrademarklaw.com

What is a Patent?

A patent is a legal written instrument from the U.S. Federal Government that grants the holder a property right for a new invention. This property right or patent allows the holder to prevent competitors from manufacturing, using, selling or importing the invention covered by the patent. A patent also allows the holder to obtain damages from competitors who engage in such behavior. U.S. Patents are originally obtained in the name of the inventors; however, U.S. Patents are freely transferable or may be licensed for royalties.

What is the Term of a Patent?

The term of a patent is 20 years from the patent application filing date subject to the payment of maintenance fees.

When May I Use the Term "Patent Pending"?

By filing a U.S. patent application, one may designate a device as "patent pending" to the public. This is an effective marketing tool and provides notice to any competitors.

Who Enforces a Patent?

The holder of the patent (without the aid of the United States Patent and Trademark Office) must enforce the patent in Court against infringers.

What Happens Once I File a Patent Application?

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patent requires a filing fee for patent applications. Once a patent application is filed, it is reviewed for completeness and allocated to a specific technology center within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent application is then assigned to a specific patent examiner. The patent examiner reviews the patent application in detail, conducts a search of known inventions and compares them to the patent application. The patent examiner then issues his or her decision on patentability and reasons for that decision in a first office action. The patent examiner may reject all or most of the patent application claims.

If the patent examiner sends an office action, a response to the office action must be submitted within six months of the mailing date of the office action, or the patent application will be declared abandoned.

Several arguments may be presented to the patent examiner to overcome these rejections. These arguments include, but are not limited to, amending the original patent application to more clearly distinguish the invention over previously known inventions. However, any amendment must have full written support in the original patent application. Any material contained in the amendment that does not have full written support in the original patent application may receive a new matter rejection from the patent examiner.

After the applicant has submitted a reply to the first office action, the patent examiner reexamines the patent application. The patent examiner may allow the patent application or issue a second office action to which the applicant may also reply.

At some point during the prosecution of the patent application, the patent examiner may issue a final office action. Once the patent examiner has issued a final office action, the applicant may continue to pursue the invention in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by:

• Appealing the patent examiner's decision to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences;

• Filing a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) with a reply to the final office action; or

• Filing a continuation application.

Once all the patent examiner's rejections have been overcome, the patent examiner will issue a Notice of Allowance. This Notice gives the applicant three months to pay an issue and publication fee. Once these fees are paid, a U.S. patent will issue in two to three months.

Once the patent has issued, the holder of the patent must pay maintenance fees on the 3.5 year, 7.5 year and 11.5 year anniversaries to maintain the property rights granted by the U.S. Patent.

What are Some Reasons Why My Patent Application Would be Rejected?

In order for an invention to be patentable it must be novel as defined under the patent laws. An invention is not novel, and hence not patentable, if:

• A patent may not be obtained if the invention was known by anyone in the U.S., other than the inventors, before the inventors made the invention;

• A patent may not be obtained if the invention was described in a printed publication before the inventors made the invention;

• A patent may not be obtained if the invention was described in a printed publication more than one year prior to filing the patent application; or

• A patent may not be obtained if the invention was in public use or on sale in the U.S. more than one year prior to filing the patent application.

Therefore, if the invention is described in a printed publication or is used in public, or offered for sale, the inventor must apply for a patent before one year has passed, otherwise any right to obtain a patent on the invention may be lost.

Even if the invention is not identical to any previously known invention, a patent application may still be rejected if the differences between the invention and previously known inventions are obvious. To sustain this rejection, a patent examiner must show that the invention would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the area of technology related to the invention before the applicant made the invention.

What are the Different Types of Patent Applications?

There are several different types of U.S. patent applications.

• UTILITY NON-PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION
A utility non-provisional patent application is the most common patent application. It is the one described above. This is the patent application for any useful invention that issues into a U.S. patent if allowed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A utility patent application includes a written description of the invention, drawings explaining the invention, an oath or declaration, fees, and claims. The claims are written to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the applicant regards as the invention.

• PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION
A provisional application provides the means to establish an early effective filing date in a patent application and permits the term "patent pending" to be applied in connection with the invention. This type of patent application is not examined and expires after 12 months. In order to obtain a patent on the invention, a utility non-provisional application must be filed claiming the benefit of this provisional patent application within the 12 month pendency period. The 12-month pendency for a provisional application is not counted toward the 20-year term of a patent granted on a subsequently filed non-provisional application which claims benefit of the filing date of the provisional application.

• DESIGN PATENT APPLICATION
A design patent application protects the ornamental design of products and not their utility functions. Any design patent has an enforcement period of 14 years from the application's filing date.

How Do I Pay Reduced Fees to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office?

The fees for filing patent applications may be reduced for small entities in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Small entities include individual inventors, small businesses, universities and non-profit organizations.

When Does My Patent Application Become Available to the Public?

Publication of patent applications occurs after the expiration of an 18-month period following the earliest effective filing date or priority date claimed by a patent application. Following publicationm any member of the public may request access to the entire file history of the patent application.

How Do I Obtain Foreign Patent Protection?

The requirements for obtaining a patent in a foreign country vary in accordance with the patent laws of each country.

An applicant may individually apply for patent protection in each foreign country subject to the requirements of that country. If an invention is made in the United States, it is necessary for a patent application to obtain a foreign filing license before filing any foreign patent applications. The filing of a U.S. patent application constitutes a request for a foreign filing license and the granting or denial of such request is indicated in the filing receipt mailed to each applicant. After six months from the U.S. filing, a license is not required unless the invention has been ordered secret by the U.S. Patent Office.

In addition, the United States adheres to the Patent Cooperation Treaty with many other countries.

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows an applicant to file a single international patent application. This international patent application designates various countries in which the applicant may intend to seek patent protection.

The international patent application does not issue into any foreign patents. It does provide 1) a standardized application format; 2) a search of the invention for patentability; and 3) a longer time period for applicants to decide whether to file national applications within each country.

These national application or "national stage" applications may be filed for one or all countries designated by the international patent application. Each national stage application is subject to the requirements of that country, including separate fees and translations.

Helpful Resources for Inventors:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office links.

http://www.uspto.gov/ - The only official website for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

http://www.uspto.gov/main/patents.htm - The main webpage for U.S. patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/index.htm - A section of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's website devoted to independent inventors. Offers a broad range of material covering most aspects of the patent and trademark process.

http://www.uspto.gov/main/faq/index.html - The FAQ webpage maintained by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

http://www.uspto.gov/main/howdoi.htm - Another helpful webpage maintained by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html - Patent and published patent application searching at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office public Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) website to review the status and file history of pending and issued patent applications.

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/documents/appxl.htm - The U.S. Patent laws.

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/documents/appxr.htm - The U.S. Patent rules.

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/index.htm - Manual of Patent Examination and Procedure. A manual used by patent examiners to evaluate your patent application.

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/pctlegaladminmain.html - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PCT webpage.

What is a Trademark?

A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination thereof that identifies and distinguishes a source of products. A service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes a source of services rather than a product.

Do I Have to Register a Trademark? What are the Benefits of Receiving a Trademark Registration?

Registration of your trademark is not required. Anyone can establish rights in a mark based on legitimate use of the mark in commerce.

However, owning a federal registered trademark provides the following advantages:

• It serves as a public notice that you claim to own the mark.
• It provides a legal presumption that you own the mark.
• It provides a legal presumption that you have an exclusive right to use the mark nationwide.
• It allows the owner to file a complaint in Federal Court concerning the mark.
• It serves as the basis for obtaining foreign trademark protection for your mark.
• You may use the registration to help prevent importation of infringing foreign goods branded with the mark.

When Can I Use the Term "TM" or "SM" or ® in Connection with My Good or Services?

You may use the terms "TM" (trademark) or "SM" (service mark) with your mark, regardless of whether or not you have filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

However, you may use the federal registration symbol "®" only after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has registered your mark.

Do I Have to be Selling a Good or Services to File a Trademark Application?

No. A trademark application may be filed if the applicant has good faith intent to use the mark in commerce in the near future.

How Much Time Do I Have to Begin Using a Trademark in Commerce Once I Have Filed a Trademark Application?

A trademark application typically takes a year or so to examine, during which time you are free to use your trademark.

When the trademark application examination is complete, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will issue a Notice of Allowance. This Notice of Allowance gives you six months to start using the mark. You can even purchase a few years of extension if needed.

What is the Term of a Trademark?

The term of a trademark is potentially infinite as long as the mark is being used in commerce for the good and services described in the Federal registration.

Who Enforces a Trademark?

The holder of the trademark must enforce the trademark in Court against infringers without the aid of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

What Happens Once I File a Trademark Application?

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office requires a filing fee for trademark applications for each class of goods or services the mark will be used on.

Once a trademark application is filed, it is reviewed for completeness and assigned to a specific examining attorney. The examining attorney determines whether the trademark application meets the requirements for Federal registration. The examining attorney reviews the trademark application in detail, conducts a search of existing marks and compares them to the trademark application.

If the examining attorney decides that a mark should not be registered, the examining attorney will issue an office action explaining any substantive reasons for refusal of registration, and any technical or procedural deficiencies in the trademark application.

If the examining attorney sends an office action, any response to the office action must be submitted within six months of the mailing date of the office action, or the trademark application will be declared abandoned.

Several arguments may be presented to the examining attorney to overcome any registration refusal.

If the applicant's response does not overcome all objections, the examining attorney will issue a final refusal.

To attempt to overcome a final refusal, the applicant may, for an additional fee, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). The TTAB is an administrative tribunal within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

If the examining attorney raises no objections to federal registration, or if the applicant overcomes all objections, the examining attorney will approve the trademark for publication.

Any party who believes it may be damaged by registration of the trademark has thirty (30) days from the publication date to file either an opposition to registration or a request to extend the time to oppose. Any opposition proceeding is held before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

If no opposition is filed or if the opposition is unsuccessful, the trademark application enters the next stage of the federal registration process. A Certificate of Registration will issue for trademark applications based on use in commerce, or a Notice of Allowance will issue for intent-to-use trademark applications.

What are Some Reasons Why My Trademark Application Would be Rejected?

After a trademark application is filed, the assigned examining attorney will search the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records to determine if a conflict, i.e., a likelihood of confusion, exists between the mark in the application and another mark that is registered or pending in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. If the examining attorney believes that a likelihood of confusion exists between the trademark application and another mark, the examining attorney may refuse registration of the trademark application.

The principal factors considered by the examining attorney in determining whether there would be a likelihood of confusion are: the similarity of the marks; and the commercial relationship between the goods and/or services listed in the trademark application.

In addition to a likelihood of confusion refusal, an examining attorney may refuse registration of a trademark application if the mark is: primarily merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the goods/services; primarily geographically descriptive or primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive of the goods/services; primarily merely a surname; or ornamental.

Helpful Resources for Those Seeking to Register a Trademark:

http://www.uspto.gov/ - The only official website for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm - The main webpage for U.S. trademarks at the U.S Patent and Trademark Office.

http://www.uspto.gov/main/faq/index.html - The FAQ webpage maintained by the U.S Patent and Trademark Office.

http://www.uspto.gov/main/howdoi.htm - Another helpful webpage maintained by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office public Trademark Document Retrieval searchable database website to review the status and file history of pending and registered trademarks.

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/tmlaw2.html -The U.S. Trademark Law Rules of Practice and Federal Statutes.

http://tess2.uspto.gov/tmdb/tmep/ - The Trademark manual of examining procedure used by examining attorneys when evaluating your trademark application.

http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office searchable database of acceptable goods and services descriptions for your trademark.

Contact our Boston and Salem, Massachusetts patent and trademark attorney to discuss available avenues of intellectual property protection for your inventions, trademarks and copyrightable material. We provide flexible telephone and in-person appointment times, including nights and weekends, to accommodate your schedule.

Salem Office: 15 Church Street, Salem, MA 01970 [MAP]

Boston Office: 10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109 [MAP]

Toll Free: (866) 441-3460
E-mail: attorney@patentstrademarklaw.com

What is a Copyright?

A copyright is a legal protection provided to authors of original works. The U.S. Government gives the owner of a copyright the exclusive right to copy the original work, prepare derivative works based on the original work, to distribute copies of the original work to the public by sale or rental, to perform the original work publicly, and to display the original work publicly. The owner of a copyright, through written agreement, can authorize or license others to exercise these rights.

What can be copyrighted?

Virtually any original work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression can be copyrighted. This includes, but is not limited to, books, short stories, plays, poetry, articles, compositions, video recordings, audio recordings, photographs, paintings, drawings, maps, plans, models, sculptures, jewelry designs, prints, and computer programs.

How long does a Copyright last?

A copyright usually lasts for the life of the author, plus 70 years. The copyright for original works created for an employer, lasts 120 years from creation or 95 years from publication, whichever occurs first.

Who Enforces a Copyright?

The holder of the copyright must enforce the patent in Court against infringers.

Work Made for Hire

An original work of authorship may be created by an employee as a work made for hire. The creator of the original work may not be legally entitled to claim ownership of the copyright. The contracting party or employer will be the owner of the copyright of the original work as a work made for hire. Independent contractors contracted to create an original work of authorship may own the copyright unless the contractual agreement states that the copyright will also be transferred.

Do I Have to Register a Copyright? What are the Benefits of Receiving a Copyright Registration?

Registration of your copyright is not required. Anyone A copyright is created upon creation of the original work of authorship in a fixed tangible medium of expression.

However, owning a federal registered copyright provides the following advantages:

• It serves as a public notice that you claim to own the copyrighted material.
• It provides a legal presumption that you own the copyrighted material.
• If the registration is filed three months after publication, statutory fees may be available against any infringer.
• It allows the owner to file an infringement suit.
• You may use the registration to help prevent importation of infringing materials.

U.S. Copyright Office links.

http://www.copyright.gov/ - The only official website for the U.S. Copyright Office.

http://www.copyright.gov/title17 - The U.S. copyright laws.

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html - Copyright basics webpage maintained by the U.S. Copyright Office.

http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/ - The FAQ webpage maintained by the U.S. Copyright Office.

http://www.copyright.gov/register/ - The U.S. Copyright Office webpage on how to register your copyrightable material.

Contact our Boston and Salem, Massachusetts patent and trademark attorney to discuss available avenues of intellectual property protection for your inventions, trademarks and copyrightable material. We provide flexible telephone and in-person appointment times, including nights and weekends, to accommodate your schedule.

Salem Office: 15 Church Street, Salem, MA 01970 [MAP]

Boston Office: 10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109 [MAP]

Toll Free: (866) 441-3460
E-mail: attorney@patentstrademarklaw.com

Daniel N. Smith

E-mail: smith@patentstrademarklaw.com

Massachusetts patent and trademark attorney

Daniel was born in Evanston, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Bowling Green State University. While attending Bowling Green, Daniel proudly played rugby with the Bowling Green Rugby Football Club.

Daniel earned a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law, where he was awarded the prestigious Dean's Scholarship for all three years of his attendance. During his attendance at Toledo College of Law, Daniel clerked for a leading Toledo law firm, assisting attorneys on diverse cases such as divorces, personal injuries, will contests, and labor negotiations. During his second summer break of law school, Daniel was a summer associate for a mid-size Manhattan patent and trademark firm.

Following graduation from law school, Daniel worked for several years under the guidance and tutelage of seasoned Manhattan patent and trademark attorneys. Daniel continued his tutelage in a Boston patent and trademark law firm. Now, Daniel brings his experience and training to New England Patent and Trademark.

Licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York, Daniel has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications for independent inventors, small businesses, and large companies. Daniel also has extensive experience helping small business owners obtain federal registration for their trademarks.

When not advising clients on Intellectual Property issues, Daniel enjoys reading, exploring all the wonders of New England, and walking his miniature Daschund.

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Our Patent Services

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Litigation

Licensing

What is a Patent?

What is the Term of a Patent?

When May I Use the Term "Patent Pending"?

Who Enforces a Patent?

What Happens Once I File a Patent Application?

What are Some Reasons Why My Patent Application Would be Rejected?

What are the Different Types of Patent Applications?

How Do I Pay Reduced Fees to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office?

When Does My Patent Application Become Available to the Public?

How Do I Obtain Foreign Patent Protection?

Helpful Resources for Inventors:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office links.

Other links.

What is a Trademark?

Do I Have to Register a Trademark? What are the Benefits of Receiving a Trademark Registration?

When Can I Use the Term "TM" or "SM" or ® in Connection with My Good or Services?

Do I Have to be Selling a Good or Services to File a Trademark Application?

How Much Time Do I Have to Begin Using a Trademark in Commerce Once I Have Filed a Trademark Application?

What is the Term of a Trademark?

Who Enforces a Trademark?

What Happens Once I File a Trademark Application?

What are Some Reasons Why My Trademark Application Would be Rejected?

Helpful Resources for Those Seeking to Register a Trademark:

What is a Copyright?

What can be copyrighted?

How long does a Copyright last?

Who Enforces a Copyright?

Work Made for Hire

Do I Have to Register a Copyright? What are the Benefits of Receiving a Copyright Registration?

U.S. Copyright Office links.

Daniel N. Smith

E-mail: smith@patentstrademarklaw.com

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