You need to consult with a lawyer from your home state. This is not a patent question, this is a question of what you are putting at risk when you...

Great questions. I like that you are thinking through this. Sad but true, the folks that answer the phones for the Federal gov't are often...

Several good questions. 1) Can they remove you as a listed inventor? Yes there is a process to update and correct inventorship as the claims...

I do not think I would start out with a goal of using two different attorneys as there is some learning curve with getting each up to speed. ...

If the technology has not evolved since the patent application was filed many years ago, then you cannot stop people from using the technology in...

As noted by others, there is not a provisional patent--there is a provisional patent application. I dislike the term placeholder as some inventors...

You would need to speak with a patent attorney that has the design patent to review and the prior art. Design patent protection is fairly...

If you worked with a US Patent Attorney or Patent Agent, their contact information should be listed in the USPTO Roster...

Many, probably most patents are issued for improvements to an existing type of device rather than a brand new device. The key is whether your...

At the core, this is an immigration question not a patent/intellectual property question. Patent rights are routinely moved around. If the...