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Patent Attorney, Howard M. Cohn
Patent Attorney Howard M. Cohn has represented clients for over 35 years, in various Intellectual Property matters including preparation and prosecution of provisional and non-provisional patents, preparation and prosecution of trademarks and service marks, patent infringement matters, licensing patented inventions, licensing negotiations, and copyright matters. Howard started his career as a Patent Examiner and then worked as corporate council for several corporations before going into private practice.
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Howard M. Cohn & Associates
The Law Office of Howard M. Cohn and Associates specializes in Intellectual Property and is renowned for providing excellence in both legal services and customer care. Our firm has the unique capacity to effectively service both large corporations and small businesses alike. Patents, trademarks, and copyrights are absolutely essential for the protection of an inventor’s intellectual property and often require both technical and legal aptitude to acquire full protection. Our experienced attorneys have worked on immensely technical inventions ranging from computer chips to biological – based delivery systems. Conversely, our attorneys have also worked on more rudimentary designs and have successfully developed design patent applications for distinct aesthetic features.
Drawing on over thirty-five years of experience, Howard M. Cohn leads our team of legal experts and personally oversees each and every piece of intellectual property that enters and leaves our office. Translating complicated legal parlance into more understandable language is a specialty of Howard’s and ensures that the client has a full understanding of the legal process. Our goal is your success and our mission is your satisfaction. Contact us now for a free consultation now!
Design Patents: Goals and Specific Benefits
The design patent application is relatively quick and easy to prepare, especially considering the lengthy process required for a utility patent. Therefore, in the event that a business feels particularly compelled to proceed with a utility patent but is concerned with the amount of time until its completion, it is advisable to file both a design patent and utility patent thus gaining at least preliminary protection almost immediately.
The cost of filing a design patent is fairly inexpensive and is far cheaper than a utility patent. This allows the individual to comfortably proceed with his/her invention and gain legal protection while pondering the cost/benefits of pursuing a utility patent.
A design patent affords the inventor the very valuable luxury of printing "Patent Pending" on the product. This written declaration of the patent's legal status may serve as a warning to potential infringing parties that it would be futile and potentially costly to copy this piece of intellectual property. It is in essence a legal warning sign.
There may very well be instances in which an individual's invention has been infringed upon and a battle in the courtroom seems to be inevitability. With the design patent, the inventor posses a powerful license and tool to present to the offending party. This badge of protection offers a compelling reason for the infringer to settle for due damages instead of ultimately losing in a pricey legal battle.
It requires far less paperwork to be filed than a utility patent. While Utility Patents involve extensive specification, claims, and drawings, a design patent primarily requires a set of drawings with a short description of each.
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International Protection
While the protection afforded by such legal instruments as patents is largely restricted outside the country of their issuance, this does not mean that there exists no recourse. It is also important to bear in mind that protection laws vary greatly from country to country.
If the international arena is a concern, it is highly advisory to determine your legal options from the outset.
PCT Patent Applications
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent applications are a reasonably cost way of initially obtaining patent protection throughout the world. International patent protection increases the value of your invention while maintaining the option to file in any foreign country for a period of 2½ years.
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Non-Disclosure Agreements
A nondisclosure agreement (NDA) is used to maintain the confidentiality of a business's trade secrets.
Nondisclosure agreements are one of the best ways to protect your trade secrets — information that is not generally known to the public and is the subject of reasonable efforts to maintain its secrecy. That information could include an invention, a sales plan, a list of customers, a business practice, a design, or a unique process. By using a nondisclosure agreement, you endeavor to protect your trade secrets — or ensure legal recourse if they are misused or wrongfully disclosed.
A nondisclosure agreement — also called an NDA or a confidentiality agreement — is a legal contract between two or more parties in which the parties promise to maintain the secrecy of the information disclosed. A nondisclosure agreement is generally used when one party has information that it needs to convey to another party, but wants to maintain the confidentiality of that information.
If the NDA is breached, you have several legal recourses. You can seek a court order precluding the violator from making any further disclosures. Additionally, you may sue for damages.
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Intellectual Property Licensing
Intellectual property rights give the owner of a patent, trademark or copyright the exclusive right to use or sell the intellectual property.
In licensing, an owner of intellectual property rights (the licensor) contracts with a potential user of the idea (the licensee) for the licensee to use the property under the terms of a license agreement. The licensor can profit from the licenseeís resources and the licensee can profit from the licensorís idea. The license is a contract that defines the rights and obligations of each party involved. The licensee does not obtain ownership of the intellectual property, but obtains a limited right to use it as specified in the license agreement.
A license agreement is complicated due to monetary, legal and technical planning, as well as the negotiation required to satisfy the needs of both the licensee and licensor.
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Patent Search
A patent is a grant of an exclusive property right by the government to the inventor to exclude others from making, using, or selling the invention for the duration of the patent.
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Provisional Patent Application
The provisional patent application is designed to provide a one-year period to further develop the invention, determine marketability, seek licensing agreements and protect the ability to obtain international patent protection.
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Design Patent Application
A design patent affords the inventor the very valuable luxury of printing "Patent Pending" on the product. With the design patent, the inventor posses a powerful license and tool to present to the offending party.
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Utility Patent Application
Utility patents apply to new and useful processes, machines, manufactures, compositions of matter, or any new and useful improvement of one of these.
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Copyright Application
A copyright is a form of protection provided by the government of the United States to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.
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Trademark Search and Preparation
A trademark is a word, name, symbol or device used in trade with goods to indicate the source or origin of the goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others.
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