Combining two existing products to make a new product may be patentable if the new product is novel (new) and not obvious over what has been done...

The US allows a one year grace period after a public disclosure to file a patent application. Public disclosures include printed publications such...

Filing A full website as a Design Patent?

You can protect the design of your website in many ways, for example, through a design patent, a utility patent, a trademark or service mark, or a...

Patent- international

Previously, an international patent application (PCT application) could not claim priority to a previously filed U.S. application (provisional or...

Can I be cooerced to sign patent rights over to company who filed for patent while I worked for them.

Most employment contracts have provisions requiring employees to assign their inventions, patent applications, and/or patents made during the...

Is a poormans patent of any use?

A poor man’s patent involves writing out a description of your invention and mailing that description to yourself. The transmission of this...

Can I check the status of my patent or just my lawyer , who submitted the application can do it?? Thank you, eva

If your nonprovisional application has been published, you can check the status on the USPTO Public PAIR website. All you need is your application...

Can you patent a new ingredient (new formula) for an existing product?

Yes. You can get patent protection for a composition of the plant based protein X in product Z as long as the composition meets all the...

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How can I add one more claim to the list of claims of a non-provisional patent application filed a few days ago?

You can file a Preliminary Amendment to add the additional claim to your application. As long as there is basis in the application as filed for...

What should i look for when hiring a patent attorney? How can i tell if a firm or lawyer is good? patent intellectual property

There are a lot of really good patent attorneys on this site that would like to help you. When selecting an attorney, however, be sure that they...