Which of the below is the best option for becoming a patent attorney?

I assume you need the money prior to going to law school? I would say go to law school right away if you can afford it, to get your career started...

Cease and Desist Letter **email** for product on Amazon from a competitor

As mentioned below, it makes a big difference if the patent referred to in the letter is a design patent (with a number that starts with a "D" or a...

No, not yet. The OIPE just looks at the application for formalities, such as missing drawings or missing information. Your patent has simply been...

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Is the use of latex body paint for applying nail polish a patentable idea?

A pending patent is a far different thing than an issued patent. Of course, no one on this site can see the pending claims, so we are limited...

If a 15 year old patent exist with an expired status, can anybody file for, and be granted another patent for the same idea?

You can't get a patent on the facts here--you said the patent you found is "for the exact same item," so your idea is not new. You would only be...

Did anyone else sell allegedly infringing products through Amazon? If not, is $50 the total amount of "infringing" sales? If so, it is possible...

I do not have the funds to hire an attorney for a patent search. Is there anyway that I can find out if my idea is patented?

If you got the inventor's name right, a search under the specific inventor name field on the Patent Office's website would have turned up any...

This is a good question. Sadly, there are indeed some patent attorneys who would encourage filing an application for invention that stands little...

What can I do to prevent anyone from going around my patent on my idea; and create their own versions.

It's easy to say the claims must be broad. And it's true. But that is sometimes easier said than done. To prevent design-arounds, the patent...

Patent - requirments

You can definitely patent your idea, even if you never make a product or even plan to make a product based on the idea. There are certainly...