Do I "need" a patent attorney, or an attorney, to patent a new invention?

From a pure mechanics perspective, you do not "need" a patent attorney (in other words a person "can" do it themselves), but it would be almost as...

Can I sue the US Government & movie industry for making me think this is the best country in the world?

Short answer - NO. Sorry. The Red Bull case was not based upon representations that drinkers would grow wings, Red Bull marketed that its drink...

Patent Pre Issuance Submission

Why are you second-guessing your attorney who likely has far more experience in these matters than you? If you are having trust issues with them,...

My LLC might be suspended and alongside it Intellectual properties might detained and frozen. Would like to salvage my IP

If the LLC has any creditors who are owed money (and the late fee penalties to the state MIGHT qualify it as such) and the IP was assigned to the...

If a party fails to provide initial disclosures, Rule 37 provides the remed(y/ies) of exclusion and/or potentially your reasonable expenses,...

I have found an image of a Lincoln mourning ribbon online. I would like to reproduce the design, though not exactly.

Any copyright rights have long since expired, so you may reproduce the ribbon exactly or make modifications. It does not matter who physically...

Patent office keep charging me fee for extension I do not need

Your problem is a good example as to why people should NOT try and seek a patent on their own. The Patent Office has time limits for everything...

How is a work vs. collection of works defined for copyright damages and how much did Power Ventures have to pay Facebook?

You can read the judge's decision at: http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%2020130926985 Good luck!

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Can i re-purpose something and get a patent for it?

In your example, a different application of the same device for its original purpose would likely not be patentable. As Attorney Ballard has...

Hi, around how much should it cost us to get a non provisional patent for a small kitchen utensil?

To be clear, you have a provisional patent APPLICATION on file. There is no such thing as a provisional patent. The cost for a non-provisional...