http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers-search/patent-application.html Avvo.com - Patent Application Questions http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/patent-protest-or-patent-re-exam---167519.html If we would like to stop a bad patent from issuing, which way would be better, filing a patent protest during the application stage or filing a re-examination if the application does get approved ? Which would be more costly ? Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:05:20 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/is-patent-protest-same-as-patent-interference---167516.html What is the difference between patent protest and patent interference ? If we just want to stop someone from getting a patent approved, is it a patent protest or patent interference ? Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:59:24 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/is-my-website-which-uses-a-variation-of-a-phrase-t-167016.html Is my website URL domain infringing on the trademark of a company who has trademarked the term without dashes in the name? For this example lets say my informational website domain is "www.All-About-Legal-Advice.com". I found out the term "All About Legal Advice" has been trademarked as the name of a service business in another state. The website for the business that trademarked the name does not contain the trademarked term - it's something like "www;ablallc.com". Don't know if it means anything but on the U. S. Patent Trademark TARR status it says: Standard Character claim: No Transformed into a National Application: No Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:00:02 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/if-i-make-lenses-that-are-the-same-shape-as-lenses-166538.html Are lenses in sunglasses protected by patents or are just the frames? Would l have to get permission from the company to make lenses that people can switch with the lenses currently in their Ray Bans? Isn't it just like making a new windshield for a car or new mouse for a computer...I shouldn't need permission from the company? I will not be copying their frames or using their name/logo. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:40:32 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/does-a-federal-trademark-supercede-a-california-st-166294.html Who will get the rights to use a name in California? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:38 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/can-i-buy-a-product-and-sell-it-under-my-own-brand-166208.html There is a product that is very successful in Asia, but there is no recognition of that product in the United States. Is it legal for me to buy a quantity of the product, rebrand it, and sell it under my own brand in the United States? The product is currently being sold in the United States, but under the brand of the Asia manufacturer, and only in specialty stores. If it is legal to rebrand and sell, what precautions and legal considerations would be important? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:45 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/is-it-a-trademark-issue-if-my-company-name-sounds--165846.html I've replaced the actual names with fake names.... I would like to name my company Fakeri. This is somewhat similar to another company that was once called Fake Supplies. Fake Supplies changed their name to XYZ Corp. about 2 years ago. We are in the same industry but provide different services. When I google my name of choice (Fakeri), Fake Supplies comes up but is listed as XYZ Corp. I'm assuming this is to help people who still know them as Fake Supplies find them. Am I still treading on thin ice or since this company no longer exists am I pretty safe? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:03:01 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/if-i-have-a-phrase-i-would-like-to-market-to-certa-165782.html The phrase would be used on products and in marketing campaigns for the corp that would pay me for the right to use it. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:47:12 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/how-can-a-new-patent-be-approved-if-it-infringes-o-165575.html These two patents appears to cover the same thing: 5691932 7522477 How can the more recent one have been approved and even reference the earlier one? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:27:35 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/iphone-software-and-existing-hardware-patents-165507.html Have written an iPhone application. Have been contacted regarding the application by a lawyer representing someone with a patent (very broad wording in the patent) for a hardware device which has similar features to the iPhone application. Do hardware patents apply to software? What options do we have? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:01 PST