This loan should have been listed as an obligation in the listing of assets and liabilities during property settlement discussions in drafting the...

Writing new claims in a patent prosecution requires that there be antecedent basis in the specification for the word used in the claim. So as long...

I'm sure this is illegal for a business...

While US coins are legal tender, there may be a limit limit on how much you may tender in terms of coins by the business owner. The coinage/legal...

I have a bank box in another city half way across the country from where I now live. The bank remodeled the inside of the vault and moved the...

Does my non-compete stand?

While some of this undoubtedly turns on the details of the contract as the other three attorneys have noted, if the scope of your duties is...

All of the previous answers are good but they have overlooked one very important point. Provisional patent applications may be converted to a...

MANUFACTURE MAKE IMPROVEMENT DOES THE COMPANY HAVE INVESTED INTEREST PATENT APPLICATION

The answer depends largely on the nature of the business relationship you as the inventor have with the manufacturer. IF in negotiating the...

I want to invent a new security technology but i want to patent it first before i create it i fear someone creating it before me

You are correct that you need to be concerned about keeping your invention secret. If you need the help of other people to finish bringing your...

How to proceed in a copyright infringement matter?

I agree it is standard copyright law that titles are not protected by copyright. However, assuming you are your father's heir, you do stand in his...

There are two primary ways of addressing a final rejection: 1) to file an RCE with appropriate claim amendments during the six-month statutory...