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How much does a residential real estate conveyancer make in Vancouver, BC?
This blog post is unrelated to intellectual property law or trademark law. A reader emailed me to ask how much a residential real estate conveyancer can earn in Vancouver, BC, as she is considering applying for a conveyancer's position in a law office. In Canada, a conveyancer is a legal clerk or a paralegal who assists lawyers in all aspects of conveying real estate. A conveyancer is generally not a lawyer. I know many lawyers, paralegals and legal clerks who work in the field of residential real estate conveyancing in Vancouver. Based on the information that I currently have in 2018, the salary of a conveyancer in Vancouver is usually in the range of $50,000 to $70,000 CAD per year. Some top-notch conveyancers can even make $90,000 CAD per year. In addition to salaries, most conveyancers also receive extended health and dental health plans and 4-6 weeks of paid vacation time. |
How much does it cost to get a patent?
People frequently ask me how much it costs to get a patent. This is what I usually tell them. For most patent-related work, I charge based on an hourly rate of $500/hour. So if you hire me, the cost for preparing and filing an original utility patent application is usually in the range of $8000 - $16000 CAD. If you want me to do a patentability search and analysis prior to preparing the utility patent application, the cost for conducting a patentability search and analysis for one invention is usually in the range of $4000 - $6000 CAD. If the USPTO issues a substantive Office Action to the utility patent application, the cost for preparing and filing a response to the Office Action is usually in the range of $3000 -$5000 CAD. In contrast to utility patent, it is much cheaper to get a U.S. design patent. I usually charge about $3000 CAD to prepare and file a U.S. design patent application. If the application is allowed, there is some additional cost (usually less than $1500 CAD) to pay the issue fee to the USPTO and obtain the patent. |
How to access USPTO EFS-Web online patent filing system and Private PAIR using Chrome Version 42 and later?
If you are a patent lawyer or patent agent and use Chrome Version 42 and later as your browser, you need to enable Java and NPAPI in order to use USPTO EFS-Web online patent filing system and Private PAIR in Chrome. To enable NPAPI plugins, you need to enter In your URL bar: chrome://flags/#enable-npapi Click the Enable link for the Enable NPAPI configuration option. Click the Relaunch button that now appears at the bottom of the configuration page. |
Can one use the 11-point maple leaf in a trademark in Canada?
By Order in Council P.C. 1965-1623 (dated September 2, 1965), any person in Canada may use a design or trademark incorporating the maple leaf that forms part of the flag of Canada on the condition that:
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Does a patent give the patent owner the exclusive right to make, use, and sell the invention?
A patent gives the patent owner the right to EXCLUDE others from making, using, and selling what is covered by their patent claims. A holder of a prior patent still in force with broader claims may prevent the inventor whose patent has narrower claims from using the inventor's own patent. Therefore, patent right is exclusory only. A patent is a property right granted by a state government to an inventor to EXCLUDE others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention or importing the invention for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure of the invention. |
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