Intellectual
Property
Intellectual property is uniquely
a product of an individual's
mind. Intellectual property
constitutes the mental efforts
required for the production of
material value. A patent is
the legal implementation of the base
of all property rights; namely, an
individual's right to the product of
his own mind.
An invention, or the mental
efforts of an idea, must be embodied
in a physical model or enabling
description before it can be
patented. The enabling
description of an invention is a
transformation of the mental efforts
of an idea into a tangible, material
form. This transformation of
thought processes into a material
form is the subject of a patent.
Patents pertain only to the
practical application of knowledge,
and are utilized in the creation of
a specific object which did not
exist in nature - an object which
may never have existed without its
particular originator - the
inventor. As a patent is the
legal implementation of the base of
all property rights - an inventor's
right to the product of his own mind
- our federal government certifies
the origination of the idea and
protects the idea, the originator,
and the originator's exclusive right
of use. The practice of patent
law involves many aspects of
protecting an inventor's right to
use the patented material.
Boisbrun Hofman, PLLC understands
the practice of intellectual
property law, and is involved in
many of the contemporary practices
necessary to protect their material
value. Boisbrun Hofman, PLLC
intellectual property management
practices include:
Acquisitions
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Infringement
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Patent
Applications
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Reexamination
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Agreements
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Joint
Development
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Patent
Prosecution
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Research
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Appeal
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Legal Opinion
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Planning
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Strategic
Initiatives
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Divestiture
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Licensing
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Portfolio
Development
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Training
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Due Diligence
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Maintenance
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Portfolio
Management
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Validity
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