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Attorney filing amendment after final followed by Notice of Appeal and Pre-Appeal Conference Request. What is this process?
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Answered on April 22, 2015
This means that the attorney has decided that the patent examiner has made an improper rejection, and that further amendments or arguments would be...
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Can service ideas be patented so no one can copy your busines? If it is the first paid type of service that was ever created.
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Answered on April 21, 2015
Ideas themselves are unpatentable. Methods, however, can be patentable and I expect that you really have a method in mind as opposed to an...
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Can I patent a phone application?
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Answered on April 08, 2015
Your software application may be patentable. You will have to discuss this with an attorney to get a satisfactory answer. The first question is...
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Provisional patent filed under the micro entity program and need to file my utility patient.
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Answered on April 02, 2015
First, you should note that attorneys are not permitted to solicit clients in this Q&A forum.
Most patent attorneys will not be willing to work...
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Is a structural element obligatory in a non-method claim of a utility patent application?
A facility is claimed in my pa
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Answered on April 01, 2015
The situation you are describing sounds like what is described in MPEP § 2114 (link below). When a prior art reference shows all of the structural...
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How do I file a law suit against a patent company? what will I need to do?
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Answered on March 23, 2015
You will need to hire an attorney. Yes, you are allowed to represent yourself (as an individual), but this is not a strategy that anyone here will...
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Design around a Design Patent
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Answered on March 23, 2015
Yes, of course a design patent provides some protection, but only as to the ornamental features of the design. Yes, a design patent can be designed...
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If I were to put song lyrics on a shirt and who the song belongs to would I be infringing on anyone's rights.
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Answered on March 17, 2015
If a party owns rights in the lyrics, yes, you will be infringing.
Your statement that the song is "technically... in the public domain"...
Patent filing for a sauce
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Answered on March 17, 2015
I agree with the previous answers stating that the sauce could be patented as a food product if it meets the tests for novelty and non-obviousness....
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Trademark Assistance - Faze MMA Gear | Phase MMA Wear
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Answered on March 17, 2015
As a first step, I recommend putting your bad experience with legal zoom behind you. Your question suggests that you feel wronged by it and...
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