Let say I go to the store purchase a lotion/cream and enchance this lotion/cream, can I sell this enchance lotion/cream?

If you buy and resell enough of the lotion/cream to attract the attention of the original manufacturer, then you probably won't be purchasing it...

If a utility PPA with 1 product design has expired for full filing on a 2nd design with the same functions, can it be protected?

Your first provisional application has expired and, therefore, you have lost all priority in it. It is no longer an issue. If your file another...

Much of the automotive fluid flush equipment seems to be very similar, do I need to patent mine or avoid building similar tools?

You should have a clearance search performed and have a registered patent attorney render an opinion about the results of the search in view of the...

Consult with a registered patent attorney. Your attorney will help you figure out which aspects are ornamental and which are functional. Many...

Need help obtaining a patent

Without knowing more about your sound booth, it is hard to say if utility or design protection would be the best approach. Unfortunately, given...

Whats the cost range for a simple medical assistive device, non-electric, non - biologic patent application including search?

While I agree with the comments above, it is important to realize that some seemingly simple inventions turn out to be more complex that the...

Can I purchase someone's or a company's cosmetic, enchance the cosmetic, patent, and sell it to the public

You can patent an improvement to an already patented invention, but your patent would not give you a license to practice the underlying invention. ...

If the business truly abandoned its name, then anyone else can use it. However, the name might still be used by some entity (such as a successor...

Who do I contact regarding someone selling fake designer purses

Designers of high-end products have a surprisingly effective network of agents that detect this sort of thing. Chances are that they will find out...

What can you do when you hire a company to complete and patent a product and they steal it and market it?

I see to important issues: (1) they may have breached an agreement with you ; and (2) if you are an inventor of the second portion of the invention...