Baltimore Patent Law
Reliable & Cost Effective Patent Protection For:
e-Commerce Endeavors
Business Methods
Medical Devices
Industrial Products
Industrial Processes
Consumer Products
“Baltimore Patent Law” is the patent law group of Oliver & Grimsley, LLC which is a Baltimore Tier 1 listed, and Nationally listed Best Law Firm in the 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 Edition of U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Our patent attorneys combine over 35 years of experience in their devotion to assisting their clients to “Maximize the Returns on their Inventive Endeavors.”
Patent Law Guidance and News:
HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” TV Show Integrates Personal Passions into Home Decor with Patents
HGTV’s Fixer Upper TV Show provides a creative touch and teaches home owners how to extend individual passions into a surrounding living space from an artistic vantage point. Whether you’re into movies, music, or videogames, spice up your interior...
Privacy law is a mess
The title says it all – what should smaller companies do to comply with privacy laws? California has now finalized the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 to 1798.199 – well, at least for now (please note that this link does...
How to Mark and Provide Notice of “Patent Pending” or “Patented” Articles/Products
A patent applicant who seeks the benefit of marking an article as “Patent Pending” must make a good faith effort to ensure that the articles are properly and consistently marked. An effective way to do this is to mark the article as “Patent Pending”. Use...
Reducing Time for Pending Patent Applications to Proceed through the Examination Process
Oliver & Grimsley, LLC receives questions from time to time regarding the patent process and the time it takes for an application to proceed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The timeframe for a regular application to proceed through the USPTO...
Patenting Software Technology in the current patent environment
A brief recent history of patenting software in the United States goes something like this: before 1998 it was possible, but the internet was just coming to its own so there were not many software patents; then in 1998 the State Street decision was...
All May Not Be Lost: Reviving an Abandoned Application or Issued Patent
Many patent holders or applicants may not be aware that a technically abandoned application or patent can often be revived, long after the abandonment occurs. This issue also affects freedom to operate opinions, as technically abandoned patents that might read on a...
Misconfigured Server costs firm £80,000
Question: How do cost your company £80,000 with one relatively small computer error? (Short) Answer: You misconfigure an FTP (file transfer protocol) server . . . and forget and leave it running. This was the lesson Life at Parliament View Limited recently learned...
How to Mark and Provide Notice of “Patent Pending” or “Patented” Articles/Products
Article by: Larry J. Guffey, Esq. and Pamela K. Riewerts, Esq. A patent applicant who seeks the benefit of marking an article as “Patent Pending” must make a good faith effort to ensure that the articles are properly and consistently marked. An effective...
Coca-Cola discovers small design changes can mean lack of protection of product designs: protecting product shapes and appearances
How Famous is the Coca-Cola bottle design? Not quite enough to protect small differences Design patents are an increasingly useful tool in product configuration protection, but as Coca-Cola recently learned, even a famous product design has its limits....
Patent filing fee reduction strategies – micro entity status
The United States Patent Office (USPTO) implemented a “Micro Entity” applicant status pursuant to the 2011 America Invents Act (AIA). This rule allows qualifying applicants to receive a 75% fee reduction of certain fees—including fees for filing, searching,...