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HOW TO PROTECT MY CLOTHING LINE NAME

Steven's answer | Answered on September 16, 2016

You can probably trademark the name/logo. Have a trademark search done first to see if there are any conflicting trademarks already registered. If...

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Can I copyright or claim as mine a public domain novel or literary work if I modify or re-write 20% of the work?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 16, 2016

Once intellectual property is truly in the public domain, you can do what you want with it - there is no longer any protection to the original IP...

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What law(s) is/are in place to prevent a patent attorney from stealing a client's invention idea?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 16, 2016

If you effectively document your meeting with the patent attorney, the patent attorney is required by law to maintain the confidentiality of the...

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Can I patent a line of custom bobbleheads?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 16, 2016

You can probably obtain design patents for your custom bobbleheads, particularly if they are caricatures of the people because they would then be...

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How to protect my intellectual property?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 16, 2016

You can protect your graphics by means of a design patent - design patents protect, for example, fonts. You may also possibly protect your...

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For a patent application, can request of Time extension for reply be filed after 3 month reply period of a non-final action?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 16, 2016

After the initial three month period for responding, you can respond within the next 1, 2, or 3 months by requesting and paying for an extension of...

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In what circumstances can an assigned patent revert back to the original applicant and inventor?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 16, 2016

I assume that you meant that the company has ceased "trading" - what you need to do is to have the executor or manager of the defunct entity assign...

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I have an idea/product that I want to patent but what prevents the patent attorney from stealing my idea?

Steven's answer | Answered on October 31, 2014

First of all, ethically, the attorney cannot steal your idea or else he is subject to losing his law license so I do not believe that any...

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Can I design using claim a lapsed patent even though I have found an active patent and an application with very similar claims?

Steven's answer | Answered on October 31, 2014

You can use the features of the lapsed patent ONLY if you do not go beyond what is disclosed or claimed in the lapsed patent - since the patent is...

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I have an invention and I'm filing papers with the US Patent and Trade Office. I want protection outside the US as well.

Steven's answer | Answered on October 31, 2014

Your question does not state that you have already filed your US patent application. If you have filed your US application, you have one (1) year...

Steven William Weinrieb's Answers (21)

HOW TO PROTECT MY CLOTHING LINE NAME

Can I copyright or claim as mine a public domain novel or literary work if I modify or re-write 20% of the work?

What law(s) is/are in place to prevent a patent attorney from stealing a client's invention idea?

Can I patent a line of custom bobbleheads?

How to protect my intellectual property?

For a patent application, can request of Time extension for reply be filed after 3 month reply period of a non-final action?

In what circumstances can an assigned patent revert back to the original applicant and inventor?

I have an idea/product that I want to patent but what prevents the patent attorney from stealing my idea?

Can I design using claim a lapsed patent even though I have found an active patent and an application with very similar claims?

I have an invention and I'm filing papers with the US Patent and Trade Office. I want protection outside the US as well.