Can I go to government site to assign my rights of a co patent to another person without an attorney?

Typically, you need an assignment agreement in which you (assignor) assign whatever rights you have in the pending application for patent to...

No, that's irrelevant to patentability. It only means that your application met some minimum formal requirements (e.g., you have a brief...

If a product has both utility patent and design patent, is it true that design patent would always expire first?

Great answers from my colleagues. I can think of another scenario when the design application could expire last. That is when a utility...

How do I get patent protection on an invention that may create a mult-billion dollar international market when cost is an issue?

The provisional application has to be well prepared in order to have priority value later when the non-provisional is filed; so, it is strongly...

Patent Package Price: How much shall be a fixed fee quote from a competent patent attorney?

I agree with most of the previous answers. Those are factors that are considered when determining the amount to be paid for a particular utility...

Hello; I am an inventor and I have a device which is in the same category as stilts and ladders.

First, make sure is not a scam. "Government official" is a red flag for me. Second, consult a patent attorney. You may need to secure your patent...

Patent office keep charging me fee for extension I do not need

How? Hire a patent attorney as soon as possible.

We hired an attorney to help us with a patent. It is coming near our deadline with our provisional to file for a utility.

Next time consider the alternative of hiring a patent attorney that does work on a flat fee basis. You'll not be typically billed for emails or...

Should I have a copyright/ patent transfer agreement signed before working with a designer/manufacture?

Your question is not very clear. It is clear however that you need the services of an intellectual property attorney to guide you, so that your...

Can a patent filing be disputed if evidence of the originating idea is made by another party?

In other words, under the AIA first-to-file regime, person B would have priority and will get a patent unless person A can prove that (1) person B...