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When submitting specimens with a statement of use filing do I need to submit specimens for each good listed in my list of goods?
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Answered on March 24, 2015
You are required to submit one specimen per class of goods or services. For goods, the specimen must show the mark applied to the goods, the...
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Do I need to check for existing patents and / or apply for a patent when starting an online business?
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Answered on March 24, 2015
There are different types of searches. A preliminary novelty or patentability search is almost always recommended before proceeding with a patent...
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I want to Trademark my clothing brand. (Sports related goods) called "Second II None Apparel/Second II None Sports Apparel
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Answered on March 23, 2015
I checked the registration, and the goods are the same. You will not be able to use this trademark by adding a generic description of the goods to...
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When is it ok to use an abandoned trademark in the same field as my potential product?
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Answered on March 23, 2015
A trademark is presumed to be abandoned after 3 years of nonuse or after an affirmative act of abandonment. A registration becomes abandoned when...
Challenging a provisional patent filed by a competitor....
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Answered on March 23, 2015
There is nothing to be done at the provisional application stage. However, if a utility patent application is filed, you should consider a third...
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Filing Design Patents in the U.S. and EU. How soon after filing in the U.S. do you have to file in the EU?
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Answered on March 18, 2015
You can apply for a Registered Community Design, claiming the benefit of your US design patent application, if you file the application for the...
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Can I sue websites and bookstores selling books I wrote and published but lost in a storage unit?
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Answered on March 18, 2015
Regarding the physical copies, you would need to check your contract with the storage unit to see if it gives them the ability to sell the contents...
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Need help obtaining a patent
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Answered on March 17, 2015
Initially, do not publicly disclose specific details of the invention until a patent application has been filed. In the United States, you have one...
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Whats the cost range for a simple medical assistive device, non-electric, non - biologic patent application including search?
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Answered on March 17, 2015
From the question, this looks like it is a simple mechanical device. The good news is that little time will be needed understanding and explaining...
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Can I purchase someone's or a company's cosmetic, enchance the cosmetic, patent, and sell it to the public
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Answered on March 17, 2015
Your question raises two issues: patent rights and trademark rights.
Regardless of the protection which the maker of the cosmetic has obtained,...