September, October and November of 2025 have seen several significant changes at the USPTO. In recent posts, we shared with you details of the Performance Appraisal Plan (PAP) and changes to it. An important change in the PAP relates to interviews and your USPTO interview strategy. Background You’ve probably read all the etiquette on interviews,...Read More
As a patent agent and founder of Perpetual Motion Patents, I spend most of my time helping startups figure out what’s worth protecting and how to protect it. But I’ve always believed that intellectual property isn’t just for lawyers and inventors. It’s a tool for anyone with ideas and ambition. That’s why I jumped at...Read More
IP education is the first step to unlocking up to $100,000 in government contributions. Our clients can take: Paid education with PMP Free Level 1 education under IP Assist Free Stream 1 under AccelerateIP There are many different path you can take. Background IP education refers to learning about Intellectual Property (IP), which includes patents,...Read More
Join PMP partner Miles Steininger and Byron Thom of BDC for “IP Speaker Series: Public Disclosures & IP rights”. The talk is 2025 July 23, Wed, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT. Register here. Overview This casual, interactive discussion will unpack how public disclosures—via trade shows, blogs, social media, investor pitches and more—can jeopardize a...Read More
We don’t send you emails demanding immediate payment for a trademark matter. If you get an email like this, even if it uses the name of someone at PMP, then it is probably a scam.Read More
Is a design patent very valuable? I accidentally answered this in wondering why the Stanley Quencher was so popular at Christmas and where the copycats were? The revolutionary thermos was invented by Mr Stanley in 1913, and so has expired long ago. The current version is just protected by the design right USD0996915. Interestingly Stanley...Read More
Intellectual property is one of those tasks that are critical to a technology startup but as fun filing your tax returns. As a founder you must balance between hiring an expert and doing it yourself.Read More
Five. The answer is five.Assuming your company makes technical innovations worth protecting and you’ve done your homework to identify what they are – I am going to guess you found at least two ideas worth patenting. One relates to your million dollar idea that got you started. The other is another way you could implement...Read More
