Category Archives: Critical U.S. Patent Knowledges

America Invents Act Overview

The America Invents Act (AIA) effective March 16, 2013 is the first major revision of US patent law for about 60 years and it introduces some fairly significant changes.  The law switched the U.S. rights to a patent from the previous “first-to-invent” system to a “first inventor-to-file” system for patent applications filed on or after…

U.S. Patent Classification

WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS)

Continuation, Continuation-in-Part & Divisional Application

U.S. Patent and Trademark Search Tool

Overview of U.S. Patent Examiners

A patent examiner is a federal employee who examines patent applications to determine whether or not a patent can be granted for various new inventions, many of which are on the cutting edge of tomorrow’s technological breakthroughs. As a patent examiner, you will search prior art to ensure that an invention is new and unique.…