Since clients frequently want to know the process of getting a patent, we have made a simplified flowchart of the basic steps. To be clear, this simple flowchart does NOT purport…

We are officially moved into our new offices. We are now located at 19900 MacArthur Blvd. Suite 810, Irvine CA 92612, a few miles south of the old office building.…

Fish IP Law is moving to a new location this weekend. We should be completely moved in by Wed. Dec. 14. The new offices will be located at 19900 MacArthur…

The new European Unitary Patent (UP) system is now coming into effect on April 1, 2023 for 17 EU member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy,…

A new European Unitary Patent (UP) system is expected to come into effect in the second half of  2022, making it possible to get patent protection in up to 25…

In 2021, Wepay Global Payments LLC obtained a design patent (US Pat. No. D930702) for “a display screen portion with animated graphical user interface,” as shown in the pictures below.…

On June 6, 2022 the Federal Circuit heard the oral arguments in the future landmark case Thaler v Vidal, which discusses the recent question on whether an AI could be…

When an invention is developed in China, Chinese Patent Law requires an applicant to obtain a foreign filing license before filing a patent application outside of the country. Even where…

We've put together a fun video about St. Patrick's Day. It explains who St. Patrick was, how his birthday came to be a celebration of Irish culture, and some related…