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I am getting ready to file a Utility patent. However, I just found an existing utility patent that is very similar in design.
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Answered on March 20, 2014
If you do method claims, then you might be able to distinguish yours because you can bring in the intended purpose and/or how used in a different way.
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I have a US Patent. How do I go about getting patents in other countries if the required time has passed? Any loopholes?
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Answered on March 18, 2014
Sadly, you should havex filed in countries without requesting exam to hold costs down. But it is too late now. The Patent Office delay is...
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IP lawyer.
Does a business method provisional patent protect a formula I have created (a metric which is part of method)
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Answered on March 11, 2014
Provisional patent applications don't ever get granted, they just benchmark ideas for future patenting if converted to non-provisional...
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Invalidating a patent in another country to sell my item their
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Answered on March 07, 2014
It is possible that your patent was missed when the other patient was granted. Reexamination might be an option to kill the foreign patent. You...
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I just want to make sure after reading all these blogs, that i am clear on this, I have a second from a different bank,
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Answered on March 07, 2014
Not intellectual property. Wrong practice area.
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This is regarding a patent that is expired. Who claims it once it has been expired?
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Answered on March 05, 2014
Expired patents for five years are pretty much dead. You might be able to file for an improvement.
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Can I still patent a app?
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Answered on February 28, 2014
Yes. Tie software to a machine. Have the machine do the method according to the software.
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A patent for X expires on DATE. My invention Y is an improvement on X. Can I begin making/selling Y on the day after DATE?
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Answered on February 27, 2014
I would highly recommend talking to a patent attorney. I know you said "besides hiring a patent lawyer," but I think your issue is that you might...
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Quotes regarding provisional application for business method.
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Answered on February 26, 2014
I suggest contacting a few patent attorneys and/or patent agents directly, signing a confidentiality agreement with them, and then getting them to...
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What is the average cost for a patent search?
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Answered on February 25, 2014
I don't think it is possible for a lawyer to advise if your product is marketable. Even marketing types don't really get it right all the time. For...
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