Hello; I am an inventor and I have a device which is in the same category as stilts and ladders.

I agree with what my colleagues have said: get a freedom to operate opinion (to avoid triple damages if you are sued and found to infringe); apply...

Yes, as my colleagues have said, just fire away - if it needs to be re-tagged we'll do that!

Hi. I have developed a product that is not showing in the us pto search.

No, there's no such thing as a concept patent. Do you mean a provisional patent application? That is only for utility patents (not design patents)....

I'd like to know if I have a good chance at a certain trademark before I spend several hundred dollars applying for it.

You should consult with a TM attorney to discuss your proposed mark and the existing mark. As other attorneys said, the fact that you're already...

I have a question concerning regular patents and PPA

In the abstract, the answer is yes: a provisional patent application, like a patent application, can cover a invention and variants. In your case,...

I'm sorry to hear about your Lupus- that's a difficult illness. You may be able to sue him, but it's going to be difficult - the biggest...

Can I please have some questions answered on provisional patents?

When applying for a patent, the best strategy is usually to disclose all variants and embodiments of your invention that you can think of, to get...

How can I protect my idea from business competitors? In college I discovered a method that markedly improves self-help efficacy.

As my colleagues have said, it does not sound like you have any patentable invention here (and the one-year public use bar very very likely would...

Highly unlikely. Copyright exists in a tangible expression of something, e.g. a writing, audio or video, a piece of sculpture. So your diagrams (or...

Should provisional patent applications cost less than a non-provisional?

You get what you pay for, to a significant degree. Less work: fewer details: less protection. Pay for an application with all the details and...