Month: December 2015

The intellectual property rights of medical marijuana are hard to protect because it is currently illegal in a majority of the United States. It is nearly impossible to obtain a patent on marijuana even though there is no law that explicitly prevents patents on...

Before starting a business, it is important to consult an attorney regarding the different aspects of starting a business and other legal traps to avoid. There are many things to consider such as the business entity, business structure, and the contracts involved....

The United States is one of the only countries to grant patents for newly created casino games. The process of inventing and patenting a new Casino Game is similar to the patent process of any other invention. As with any new invention, the inventor must first make...

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international patent law signed in 1970. The PCT established an international application, also known as the PCT application, which will protect an invention in any country that has signed the treaty. Most industrialized...

In 2011, President Obama signed the Americans Invent Act (AIA), which led to enormous changes in patent procedure and law. The changes were slowly implemented, but one of the most drastic changes was converting America's historic first-to-invent system into a first...