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We focus on your goals to deliver the strategic advice that secures your assets and your future.","2026-04-14T01:35:10.630Z","2026-04-14T01:35:12.238Z","2026-04-14T01:35:12.256Z","en",{},{"data":27,"meta":201},{"id":28,"documentId":29,"title":30,"description":31,"whatIsTitle":32,"whatIsBody":33,"typesTitle":52,"typesBody":53,"createdAt":70,"updatedAt":71,"publishedAt":72,"locale":24,"image":73,"patentTypes":119,"localizations":156},5,"lrpwm4nldk5tnjs8xfrcibe0","Patents","Patents protect your ideas and give you exclusive rights. They create a strong competitive advantage in the market. Act early to avoid losing your rights. Secure your invention with the right legal strategy.","What is a patent",[34,40,44,48],{"type":35,"children":36},"paragraph",[37],{"text":38,"type":39},"A patent is the constitutional right extended to inventors as an incentive to advance mankind's standard of living. A patent gives exclusive rights to commercialize an invention, and therefore provides a powerful competitive advantage to its holder.","text",{"type":35,"children":41},[42],{"text":43,"type":39},"By filing for a patent, you document ownership of an idea similar to the way a \"title\" does for a car or a \"deed\" does for real estate. Like other forms of property, patents are valuable assets and can be bought, sold, leased, used as collateral for loans, and even inherited.",{"type":35,"children":45},[46],{"text":47,"type":39},"There are certain deadlines that an inventor must meet in order to avoid the loss of patent rights. In the United States an inventor must file a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office within one year of the first date on which the invention was offered for sale or made public. Failure to do so will result in a loss of all patent rights.",{"type":35,"children":49},[50],{"text":51,"type":39},"Inventors and entrepreneurs should be careful in revealing a new innovation or business method to a manufacturer or venture capitalist, for example, without adequate legal protection. The terms \"offer for sale\" and \"public disclosure\" are interpreted broadly and encompass a wide variety of fact patterns. In many foreign countries, patent rights are lost once a public disclosure or offer to sell an invention is made. These countries subscribe to what is known as \"absolute novelty.\" In these countries, claiming international priority within the one year of the presentation of the U.S. patent application is critical. Otherwise, the invention may fall in the public domain.","There are basically three types of patents: Plant Patents, Design Patent and Utility Patent",[54,58,62,66],{"type":35,"children":55},[56],{"text":57,"type":39},"While federal registration offers nationwide protection, some businesses operating solely in Florida may benefit from filing a state trademark registration with the Florida Secretary of State. This option is faster and more cost-effective for businesses that do not plan to expand beyond Florida.",{"type":35,"children":59},[60],{"text":61,"type":39},"However, state protection is limited—you may still face conflicts if a similar mark is registered federally. For brands with larger growth plans, federal registration is the stronger option.",{"type":35,"children":63},[64],{"text":65,"type":39},"Our trademark attorneys handle every step of the state filing process, from preparing the application to advising on enforcement. 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Delays during the patent application prosecution caused by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are converted to additional time credits that may extend the grant beyond the nominal 20 years. During the exclusivity period, the inventor or his designs, are the only ones who can sell, offer for sale, use, manufacture, import (or offer to import) articles of manufacture, compositions, machinery or processes covered by the patent claims.",{"type":35,"children":129},[130],{"text":131,"type":39},"An inventor is deemed to possess an invention when he or she reduces it to practice either by building a prototype (actual reduction to practice) or by filing a patent application (constructive reduction to practice). By definition the patent application has to have sufficient information to enable others skilled in the art to practice the invention (after the patent expires). From a substantive point of view, the invention has to be useful, novel and not obvious to someone skilled in the art. These tests need to be met by simple or complex inventions alike.",{"type":35,"children":133},[134],{"text":135,"type":39},"During the prosecution of the application, an Examiner is appointed to search the area of the patent claims, examine the application including a comparison of the claims with the prior art (i.e. other patent references) and issue a decision. The Examiner's decision could be either to reject one or more of the claims (with the reasons for the rejection) or issue a notice of allowance. If the notice of allowance is issued, the issuance fees are paid and the patent certificate is normally issued a couple of months later.",{"id":137,"label":138,"body":139},8,"Design Patents",[140],{"type":35,"children":141},[142],{"text":143,"type":39},"Design patents protect the ornamental features of an invention and have a term of 14 years from the date of issuance. There are no maintenance fees associated with design patents. The role of the draftsman is critical with design patent applications since it is what is drawn that is claimed.",{"id":145,"label":146,"body":147},9,"Plant Patents",[148,152],{"type":35,"children":149},[150],{"text":151,"type":39},"Plant patents are issued to an inventor for protecting plants that reproduce asexually (without seeds). These plants may be protected by filing a plant patent application. Plant patents have a term of 20 years from the date of filing.",{"type":35,"children":153},[154],{"text":155,"type":39},"Since 1977, SANCHELIMA & ASSOCIATES, P.A. has dedicated its practice exclusively to securing and preserving the intellectual property rights of its clients. Our firm is a results oriented organization blending our resources with those of our clients to pursue their objectives. We look forward to being part of your team.",[157],{"id":158,"documentId":29,"title":159,"description":160,"whatIsTitle":161,"whatIsBody":162,"typesTitle":179,"typesBody":180,"createdAt":197,"updatedAt":198,"publishedAt":199,"locale":200},11,"Patentes","Las patentes protegen tus ideas y te otorgan derechos exclusivos. Crean una fuerte ventaja competitiva en el mercado. Actúa a tiempo para no perder tus derechos. Asegura tu invención con la estrategia legal correcta.","¿Qué es una patente?",[163,167,171,175],{"type":35,"children":164},[165],{"text":166,"type":39},"Una patente es el derecho constitucional otorgado a los inventores como incentivo para elevar el nivel de vida de la humanidad. Una patente confiere derechos exclusivos para comercializar una invención y, por lo tanto, proporciona una poderosa ventaja competitiva a su titular.",{"type":35,"children":168},[169],{"text":170,"type":39},"Al solicitar una patente, usted documenta la propiedad de una idea de manera similar a como un «título» lo hace para un automóvil o una «escritura» para un bien inmueble. Al igual que otras formas de propiedad, las patentes son activos valiosos que pueden comprarse, venderse, arrendarse, usarse como garantía de préstamos e incluso heredarse.",{"type":35,"children":172},[173],{"text":174,"type":39},"Existen ciertos plazos que un inventor debe cumplir para evitar la pérdida de los derechos de patente. En los Estados Unidos, el inventor debe presentar una solicitud de patente ante la Oficina de Patentes y Marcas de los Estados Unidos dentro del año siguiente a la primera fecha en que la invención fue ofrecida en venta o divulgada públicamente. No hacerlo conllevará la pérdida de todos los derechos de patente.",{"type":35,"children":176},[177],{"text":178,"type":39},"Los inventores y emprendedores deben ser cautelosos al revelar una nueva innovación o método de negocio a un fabricante o capitalista de riesgo, por ejemplo, sin la protección legal adecuada. Los términos «oferta de venta» y «divulgación pública» se interpretan ampliamente y abarcan una gran variedad de situaciones. En muchos países extranjeros, los derechos de patente se pierden en cuanto se realiza una divulgación pública o una oferta de venta de la invención. Estos países adhieren a lo que se conoce como «novedad absoluta». En ellos, reclamar la prioridad internacional dentro del año de la presentación de la solicitud de patente estadounidense es fundamental. De lo contrario, la invención puede pasar al dominio público.","Existen básicamente tres tipos de patentes: Patentes de Plantas, Patentes de Diseño y Patentes de Utilidad",[181,185,189,193],{"type":35,"children":182},[183],{"text":184,"type":39},"Si bien el registro federal ofrece protección en todo el territorio nacional, algunas empresas que operan únicamente en Florida pueden beneficiarse de presentar un registro de marca estatal ante la Secretaría de Estado de Florida. Esta opción es más rápida y económica para empresas que no planean expandirse más allá de Florida.",{"type":35,"children":186},[187],{"text":188,"type":39},"Sin embargo, la protección estatal es limitada: aún puede enfrentar conflictos si una marca similar está registrada a nivel federal. Para marcas con planes de crecimiento más amplios, el registro federal es la opción más sólida.",{"type":35,"children":190},[191],{"text":192,"type":39},"Nuestros abogados de marcas gestionan cada etapa del proceso de registro estatal, desde la preparación de la solicitud hasta el asesoramiento en materia de aplicación. También ofrecemos registro internacional de marcas para empresas que planean expandirse globalmente.",{"type":35,"children":194},[195],{"text":196,"type":39},"Si no está seguro de si optar por derechos consuetudinarios, registro estatal o federal en Miami o Fort Lauderdale, contáctenos para recibir orientación personalizada.","2026-04-14T14:22:59.863Z","2026-04-14T14:26:47.510Z","2026-04-14T14:26:47.560Z","es-ES",{},{"data":203,"meta":220},{"id":5,"documentId":204,"title":205,"subtitle":206,"stat1":207,"stat2":213,"createdAt":218,"updatedAt":218,"publishedAt":219,"locale":24},"k3mrl1qlnzuzq24c18bifkp1","Ready to protect your brand and Ideas?","Partner with a bilingual IP law team trusted for decades and a proven track record of success.",[208],{"type":35,"children":209},[210],{"bold":211,"text":212,"type":39},true,"5000+ IP Matters Handled",[214],{"type":35,"children":215},[216],{"bold":211,"text":217,"type":39},"40+ Years of Experience","2026-04-14T01:27:18.863Z","2026-04-14T01:27:18.884Z",{},1777405006190]