The fee is $130 for a small entity. If you do it yourself, that would be too expensive, actaully $130 too expensive If you ask what are the...

Do patent assertion entities accept outside submissions for inventions?

Mostrar Mikel Heather. As yo litigate a patent infringement you will need a warchest oft least half a million dollars. If you have a tenth of...

If I were to sell apparel online that referenced student athletes, would that be illegal?

Yes, it would be illegal. Misappropriation of a person's image or name violates the right of privacy and publicity. You must obtain written...

Can a non-profit museum publish a public domain image of a living celebrity w/out seeking permission?

Non profit is a tax status and irrelevant for defending a misappropriation of intellectual property. Without permission of the living person her...

Are there / what are the risks to filing a provisional patent application?

Just to add to my learned colleagues. New matter that was not disclosed in the provisional application will have a different date of priority. It...

Can someone file for a design patent that looks like my product if I have a utility patent on it?

The utility patent will cover the functional/practical aspects of the invention. It will also function as a blocking patent for a design patent y...

I need to find a patent attorney. How do I find a patent attorney?

You can find a Patent Attorney here: https://oedci.uspto.gov/OEDCI/

Lost (expired) patent pending while in non-provisional patent stage. now cant afford final patent. can i refile the patent pendi

If you applied for a non-provisional and you did not request no publication, and you fail to respond to an office action, there may be a way to...

This is a difficult task even for us patent attorneys. There are companies that search patents for a reasonable fee and will sometimes work for...

Can you break patent law for educational purposes? For ex. if I make a desk that is under patent and they sue me, can I argue th

The simple answer is NO. The complex answer happens to be NO. there are no excuses in the USA for patent infringement, certainly none for...