California Patent Infringement Legal Advice (28 found)

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Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Yes, infringement covers the activities of making, using, selling, or importing...
Bernard Samuel Klosowski Jr.
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Yes, even if you are "just making" your widget to give away, it could still...
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Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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When it comes to infringement, all that matters are the *claims* of the patent...
Steven L. O'Donnell
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Without seeing your application and the patent, this is impossible to answer....
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Gerry J. Elman
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In general, no. Under U.S. patent law, one's own disclosure of the invention,...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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In general, you must file a patent application within one year from the first...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Your question reveals a fundamental misunderstanding that many, many people (...
Pamela Koslyn
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If my colleague's examples have not enlightened you to the point where you...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Query: " ... so how do I determined if I have infringed on someone else...
Pamela Koslyn
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As noted by my colleagues, your software will be accepted by the Copyright...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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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...
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Steven Alan Fink
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Yes, with full disclosure that it is waiting approval and the warning that it...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Sure. What you're selling is a patent application -- not a patent. If the...
Pamela Koslyn
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Does this other user have a trademark? Do you have one? All you've mentioned...
Kaiser Wahab
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As a threshold matter domain names can and do infringe the trademark rights of...
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Steven Alan Fink
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Unless you signed a written contract containing a covenant not to compete (...
Kaiser Wahab
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Your question essentially asks if by the sheer act of once working for someone...
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Pamela Koslyn
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If you exactly copied someone else's t-shirt design and added a belt to it,...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Assuming the existing product is patented, it would be an infringement of that...
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Pamela Koslyn
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If by "limited company" you mean "limited liabiity company," then the whole...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I agree with M. Koslyn that you need to contact an intellectual property...
Arieh Mordechai Flemenbaum
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You should contact a patent lawyer. Patent lawyers are specialists that have...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Probably so different that no one could possibly see the similarity or become...
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Based on what you just stated, it appears as if you want to change a message -...
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Pamela Koslyn
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No, you can't use other people's property without "dealing with copyright of...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I think you're asking whether it's lawful to sell a product that is "related"...
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Sadiq Aziz Ansari
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I think what you're asking is, now that you've filed your patent application,...
Karen Dana Oster
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If you have reason to believe that someone is would be infringing (e.g. making,...
Laura Mcfarland-Taylor
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Whether or not you have any legal rights in this circumstance, I hope this...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Karen Dana Oster
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Patentability and Infringement are two separate issues. Since the other...
Mason Boswell
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Having the same use is probably not an issue as long as you solve the problem...
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Brett J. Trout
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The first thing you should do is to meet with a patent attorney who has...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Pamela Koslyn
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Furniture designs can't be copyrighted, but they could be subject to design...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
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Tomas Michael Flores
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Dear Sir or Madam, What products will you be utilizing to make this jewelry?...
Mario Sergio Golab
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When buying a product you incorporate in your product you should always have a...

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