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About Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Yuri is a patent attorney who is experienced in securing national and international patent rights to technical innovations. He is an electrical and computer engineer and has further experience in the software, mechanical, and medical devices fields. Yuri serves as IP counsel for companies of all sizes, focusing on preparing, developing and executing strategies for securing corporate intellectual property, portfolio development and maintenance, as well as negotiating and preparing licenses to intellectual property rights.

Additionally, Yuri assists companies with issues related to other areas of intellectual property such as copyrights and trade secrets. Clients Yuri has served include Microsoft, Cisco, Cox, Bell South, General Electric, Georgia Institute of Technology and Coca-Cola. As an entrepreneur who saw the importance of early-stage patent protection, Yuri founded SmartUp® – an online patent filing platform designed for independent inventors and startup companies to secure their innovations. Yuri also co-founded ClientSide® – a work flow automation platform designed for attorneys. His work has attracted national media coverage and earned him partnership as a primary provider for intellectual property services in business incubators and accelerators across the nation.

Entries by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Non-Provisional, Patent, Provisional

Can I Break a Provisional Patent into Multiple Filings?

One provisional may serve the basis to as many non-provisionals as you would like. As long as you file at least one non-provisional within 12 months of the provisional, you can continue to file additional non-provisional claiming priority back to the same provisional SO LONG AS you do not add ‘new subject matter’ that was […]

July 7, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

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FAQ, Non-Provisional, Patent, Provisional

When Should I Convert My Provisional Patent Application to a Non-Provisional Utility Patent?

I usually get asked the question: If I rush to convert my provisional to a non-provisional patent filing, does that reduce the risk of someone having a third party receiving a patent on the same subject matter? Typically, there is NO rush in filing the non-provisional utility patent application once you’ve already secured a provisional […]

July 7, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Patent, Provisional

I Received a Provisional Patent Filing Receipt in the Mail – What Does It Mean?

A provisional patent application filing receipt indicates that the USPTO has granted you a patent priority date. The patent priority date is the same day as your patent filing date in the case of a provisional patent application filing. From this date forward, you have 12 months to file a non-provisional patent application claiming priority […]

July 7, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Common Questions, Company Formation

Intellectual Property 102 - Identifying, Securing, Capitalizing, and Early Stage Enforcement

Legal mistakes can doom even the best startup concepts and founding teams. It is important to know who owns the IP, the proper timing for registration, and how to enforce your legal rights. This presentation gives you a legal road map to successfully safeguard your product or idea. If you are interested in more detail related […]

June 23, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Patent

What Is Biometrics? | Yuri Eliezer Talks About the New Trend with NPR

Biometric technology is the use of fingerprints, iris scans, or voice recognition for user identification. Recently, there has been a growing trend in devices utilizing these features for the purpose of heightened security. Yuri Elizer, patent attorney and CEO of SmartUp, discusses the growing number of patents in this field and the normalization of this […]

June 11, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

If You’re Making Your Own Board Game, How Do You Protect Your Idea?

Say there is a game thats been around. A lot of people are familiar with it. No one has made a board game out of it. How do I protect something that everyone knows but no one is actually selling? In protecting board games, you have the following options to consider: Copyrights and Design Patent […]

April 13, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Patent

Is My Invention Patentable If It Integrates into an Existing Product?

To begin the analysis, we must first answer the following: Is the “invention” something that exists already and you are applying it to an existing product to improve the existing product’s performance? OR Is the “invention” unique and you are applying it to the existing product to improve the product’s performance? Does the “invention” have […]

March 19, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Common Questions, Inventorship, Patent

Can You Add Another Person to Your Patent Application?

“If I filed for a provisional patent as the sole inventor, is it possible to add another inventor when filing for the nonprovisional patent if he makes a contribution to the invention?” You may add additional inventors to your non-provisional application. The non-provisional must have at least one inventor in common with the provisional patent […]

March 17, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Patent

Can I Convert a US Provisional Patent Application to an International Patent Application?

A US provisional application must be filed in the US or any foreign country within 12 months of its filing date to benefit from the priority date established by the provisional application. As such, the provisional patent application provides the patent applicant with 12 months to decide in which countries a patent application should be […]

March 16, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Patent

Another Invention Does Something Similar to Mine - What Should I Do?

There are other inventions that do the same thing or provide the same result as my invention, but my invention does it differently. Is my invention still patentable? Rarely do patents protect a RESULT and the RESULT is seldom patentable for most field of inventions without also claiming the functional elements used to obtain the […]

March 2, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Patent, Provisional

Public Disclosure - What Happens If Someone Files for a Patent Before You Do?

If an inventor disclosed his/her invention to his partners/university/employer, probably had some form of public disclosure, but did not have a provisional patent – what happens if a person with a similar invention had a provisional patent filed which could come after the first inventor’s disclosure? Which inventor gets the patent? The inventor entitled to […]

February 26, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Common Questions

How Is Licensed IP from a University Affected During an Acquisition

If a startup company uses an exclusive licensed IP from a university, what usually happens if the company wants to get acquired by a larger company? Do large companies usually avoid acquiring a company with a licensed patent? The question can be answered whether or not you have an exclusive license to the IP from a University, […]

February 23, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Patent

Intellectual Property 101

Below are slides from the two-part workshop that will help you understand the basics of intellectual property protection.

February 4, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Patent

The 2 Most Common Rejections of a Patent Application

Several months after your patent application has passed preliminary examination, the process of substantive examination will begin. During substantive patent examination, a patent examiner is assigned to review your application. The patent examiner will, among many other actions, assess your patent claims and perform a patent search based on your claims. If the Examiner finds […]

February 3, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Interesting Patents

Nest Patent - Occupancy Pattern Detection, Estimation and Prediction

OCCUPANCY PATTERN DETECTION, ESTIMATION AND PREDICTION Inventors: FADELL; Anthony Michael; (Portola Valley, CA) ; ROGERS; Matthew Lee; (Los Gatos, CA) ; ROGERS; Kipp Avery; (Chicago, IL) ; ISHIHARA; Abraham K.; (Palo Alto, CA) ; BEN-MENAHEM; Shahar; (Mountain View, CA) ; SHARAN; Rangoli; (Sunnyvale, CA) Applicant: Name City State Country Type NEST LABS, INC. Palo Alto CA US Assignee: NEST LABS, INC. Palo Alto CA Family […]

January 21, 2015by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

About Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Entries by Yuri Eliezer Esq.

Can I Break a Provisional Patent into Multiple Filings?

Digital favorites

When Should I Convert My Provisional Patent Application to a Non-Provisional Utility Patent?

I Received a Provisional Patent Filing Receipt in the Mail – What Does It Mean?

Intellectual Property 102 - Identifying, Securing, Capitalizing, and Early Stage Enforcement

What Is Biometrics? | Yuri Eliezer Talks About the New Trend with NPR

If You’re Making Your Own Board Game, How Do You Protect Your Idea?

Is My Invention Patentable If It Integrates into an Existing Product?

Can You Add Another Person to Your Patent Application?

Can I Convert a US Provisional Patent Application to an International Patent Application?

Another Invention Does Something Similar to Mine - What Should I Do?

Public Disclosure - What Happens If Someone Files for a Patent Before You Do?

How Is Licensed IP from a University Affected During an Acquisition

Intellectual Property 101

The 2 Most Common Rejections of a Patent Application

Nest Patent - Occupancy Pattern Detection, Estimation and Prediction

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