Category: patent pending

Tesla’s Lasers on Vehicle Patent

Tuesday | March 30, 2021By Shane Skwarekfiling patent application patent application patent attorney patent claim patent drafting patent eligibility patent law patent lawyer patent office patent pending Patent Protection

In May of 2019, Tesla filed a patent application for “Pulsed Laser Cleaning of Debris Accumulated on Glass Articles in Vehicles and Photovoltaic Assemblies.” Instead of using conventional windshield wipers, Tesla envisioned a system to clean debris from any glass…

What Does Patent Pending Mean?

Wednesday | August 5, 2020By Shane Skwarekpatent attorney patent pending Patent Protection provisional patent

People often encounter products that are marked with the phrase “patent pending,” but what does that really mean? “Patent pending” can be somewhat misleading to those unfamiliar with the lengthy process involved with obtaining a patent in the United States.…

Should I file a provisional patent application or utility patent application?

Wednesday | February 19, 2020By Shane Skwarekpatent pending provisional patent application

Anyone filing one or more patent applications eventually faces this decision: should I file a provisional patent application or a non-provisional (utility) patent application? Often this decision is about budgets; you want to make sure that you use your budget…