Why is a detailed patent search important?

There are many requirements that go along with the patent process. However, it is not just the required steps that can be important ones when looking into getting a patent for an invention. Take patent searches for example. This is a search typically done prior to filing a patent application. Such a search involves a review of […]

Hmm. Can that be patented?

On behalf of Kaufhold & Dix Patent Law posted in Patent Law on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. There are many requirements that go along with the patent process. However, it is not just the required steps that can be important ones when looking into getting a patent for an invention. Take patent searches for example. This is a search […]

Healthcare tech startups and the Twin Cities

It appears that Minnesota, especially the Twin Cities, is seeing a fair amount of startup activity in the healthcare tech field these days. Data points to Minnesota healthcare tech startups having drawn in a fair amount of funding in the past couple of years. It is estimated that, in both 2015 and 2016, the annual […]

Why do I need a patent?

At the end of the day, all inventors really have are their ideas. In terms of value, however, they may as well be gold bullion since nothing could be worth more to creative and entrepreneurial thinkers. The best way to protect intellectual property — and end up with a marketable invention — is to get […]