My guess is that you won't be able to meet the very tough test to show that your recipe would be non-obvious to one of skill in the art. But I...

A patent application is examined by an examiner. This is a human--not an all-knowing computer. Often this human does not know of everything that...

The advice already given is good. It may be helpful for you to look at some recent patents that have been issued for board games. It may also be...

To summarize the other answers--you can certainly patent an accessory for a particular product that someone else invented. Happens all the time....

The other answers are fine for almost all inventions (perhaps all real inventions). However, if you are seeking to patent a perpetual motion...

I would not disclose anything more in this forum. But if a company is interested in something that you have invented, you should consider working...

Choose your patent attorney wisely. Ask an attorney that you trust, or your accountant to work their network and get you recommendation. Ask a...

I am sorry that you have had bad experiences with lawyers in your past. As noted by others there are rules and penalties if a patent attorney...

Patents are not available for names. You can seek trademark protection to prevent others from using a confusingly similar name for a motorcycle...

Great question. 1) You cannot amend a provisional patent application. 2) You can file another provisional patent application without...