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Would it violate any intellectual property law to scan in and make available online a 3D representation of a patented product?
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Answered on December 15, 2013
Section 608.01 of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), which refers to 37 CFR 1.71(d) of the Code of Federal Regulations, explicitly...
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I want to start a hobby and sell the items I create and hopefully grow to a business (online selling), but what I want to do is
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Answered on December 15, 2013
As has been ably explained, a valid patent gives its owner the right to exclude others from making, using and selling the invention covered by its...
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I will improve a current patented item, patent my new item and sale mine on market. Do I need permission from old patent holder?
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Answered on December 07, 2013
All good answers. Attorney Burdick is referring to "patent exhaustion" - if someone sells a patented item, they can later accuse you of patent...
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Can someone work on two different projects with the same idea?
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Answered on December 06, 2013
I agree with Attorney Ballard's reasoning. if there is no actual contract between you and your co-creator as far as you rights in a jointly...
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In my patent search, does U.S. patents' expire 20 years from the "DATE OF PATENT" that is on the top of the actual patent?
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Answered on December 06, 2013
As Attorney Ballard points out, a patent issued in 1988 is expired now. The rule is a patent filed on or before June 8 1995 will expire the later...
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Is it okay to use an abbreviation to represent intellectual property in a book?
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Answered on December 06, 2013
I would characterize this as nominative fair use of a trademark. In other words, you are not using the name of the organization to promote a good...
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Do I have to get Game Freak and Nintendo's "Thumbs up" before I can use their material legally on my website?
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Answered on December 06, 2013
Your local copyright and trademark counsel is going to ask you things like what is the purpose of your site and what kind of information do you...
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I am an independent singer songwriter and I noticed that my music is for sale on Amazon in Europe. I did not do this.
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Answered on December 06, 2013
I agree with the answers already given. To answer your specific question, the parties guilty of infringement include anyone who is engaged in...
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I am looking for the standard royalty rate for patent infringement. How would I go about looking for information on different
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Answered on December 06, 2013
I definitely agree with the prior commenters to your question. There are two different kinds of royalty rates - those negotiated in an "arms...
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Intellectual property infringement case filed against me, whole thing is a big misunderstanding; what options do I have?
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Answered on December 03, 2013
Well, at a minimum, you need to hire a lawyer in CA to file answer to the complaint. Then you could have that same lawyer file a motion to dismiss...
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