Can a second provisional patent, be applied for, on the same invention; before the year runs out.

Yes, the first provisional patent application would have priority for its disclosure and the second provisional patent application would have...

Your preference. The requirements are that a single reference character is used for each part, everything in a claim needs to be illustrated,...

Provisional applications for patent may not be filed for design inventions (i.e. ornamental only). If your invention has functional aspects and...

Who has rights to a patent, the first person to file for a patent or the person who had the idea first?

Based on the America Invents Act (AIA), for the most part, it it the first individual to file a patent application. Prior to the AIA, it was the...

Yes, you can refile but it would be beneficial to talk to a patent practitioner in private before proceeding with refiling a provisional patent...

Unfortunately not. The correct analysis is whether the product infringes any third party's patent. The fact that a product has an expired patent...

It will be important to retain patent counsel to answer this question. Specifically the contracts (between the industrial sponsor and the...

If there is a patent similiar to my invention, yet the design is slightly different should i move forward with the idea or no?

I think you will need to talk to a patent practitioner in detail in order to answer the question of whether or not to move forward. One option to...

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How in depth must a claim be?

My understanding is that you filed the patent application without any claims. You may be able to submit a preliminary amendment in order to add in...

Patent Foreign filing

A U.S. patent's claims protect against the manufacture, sale, or import of a product or service in the United States. A foreign company providing...