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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Super advice already given. It is so inexpensive to register in the states...
Maurice N Ross
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You should file a Federal trademark application with the United States Patent...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Without having knowledge of your inventive concept and the ability to analyze...
Steven L. O'Donnell
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Without looking at the issued patent and comparing it to your improvements it...
Bernard Samuel Klosowski Jr.
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You are probably in the clear if, among other things, XYZ Corp. has legally "...
Pamela Koslyn
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Are you sure this company no longer exists? You can't rely on a Google search....
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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See Section 2590 of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure and then call a...
Stephen Thomas Scherrer
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In general, you can pay late maintenance fees in two situations: where the...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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You need to hire a patent attorney to engage in a "freedom to operate" opinion....
Patrick Duffy Richards
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Mr. Ballard's answer above is very good. Your patent attorney is going to be...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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To my knowledge, no such database exists. To figure out if a US patent is in...
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There is really no database for "uneforceable" patents. You can visit the...
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Pamela Koslyn
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You can claim anything you want, and as long as you don't actually want to own...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Your intent is unclear... 1) Do you want to commit your idea to the public...
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Kurt Van Thomme
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Steven L. O'Donnell
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I might be reading too much into your question, but it sounds to me as though...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

No one can answer your question w/o evaluating the phrase that's registered as...
Ronald David Coleman
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The questions you ask at the end -- "Don't know if it means anything" --...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

The USPTO gives you notice and allows you to respond to their actions. Copies...
Laura Mcfarland-Taylor
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I agree with Ms Koslyn - you will receive an Office Action and you will have...
David Hamlin Madden
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Both lenses and frames (either individually or together) may be protected by...
Bernard Samuel Klosowski Jr.
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As an initial matter, company names and specific facts should not be used in...
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Kaiser Wahab
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This question cannot be answered in the abstract, other than to say that it is...
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Patrick Duffy Richards
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Hopefully I can give you some information to help you in your search for...
Mario Sergio Golab
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Video gaming requires experience in software and hardware related applications....
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Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Regrettably, this is not they type of question that can be answered on AVVO....
Mason Boswell
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I will not comment on your specific situation but will address the relevant...
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Stephen Thomas Scherrer
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I agree that there are many excellent patent attorney and small patent boutique...
Kurt M Rylander
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I agree with the prior answer. I write to address a different issue. You say...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

As noted by Mr. Wahab, trademark rights arise only through the use of the mark -...
Kaiser Wahab
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Federal trademark rights tend to override state trademarks, if they are senior...
Kevin William Grierson
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If the phrase is to be used on products and the marketing of goods, it would be...
Bernard Samuel Klosowski Jr.
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You MIGHT have a "literary work" that is copyrightable, but it must first be "...
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Kaiser Wahab
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There is actually a classic IP case on this very scenario. Having already...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

You seem to be asking if you should have closed the barn door after letting the...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

The other response has given you good advice about patent and contract...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Without more detials on the nature of your "process" it is difficult to answer...
Pamela Koslyn
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Ideas are generally not protectible, but they can be, though non-disclosure...
Mason Boswell
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I generally recommend filing a provisional patent application for cases like...

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