I want to hire a lawyer to dispute a patent application, but I have all of the necessary information. How much would that cost?

Only an experienced competent patent attorney can answer that question, after having reviewed in detail all of the pertinent information. Most...

Where can I find an honest patent lawyer in ohio

You can look on this site or perhaps look at the Ohio State Bar website to see if it lists IP attorneys. Good luck!

Overcoming on-sale bar to patentability

The features from your significant improvements/changes may be patentable if thae are novel and non-obvious in light of the prior art. The prior...

I have found two patents that I would like to make for myself to sell, both have expired

If both patents have expired, you or anyone can practice the invention without any regard to the patents. Are you sure they've expired?

Is a person that has helped you pay for patent fees - USA provisional in this case - entitled to ownership of the patent ?

As a sole inventor, you start out by having the exclusive rights to your invention. The question then becomes whether or not you have assigned or...

Can I design using claim a lapsed patent even though I have found an active patent and an application with very similar claims?

I agree with my colleagues, only an experienced IP / patent attorney who has fully evaluated the issues can answer this question in a meaningful way.

It's not the embodiments that receive the priority date, it's the claims. Claims that are supported by the original disclosure will receive the...

What is the best way to hire interns?

This is not the right forum for this question. You need to consult am employment attorney in your jurisdiction

If have designed a smartphone app to link to a sports database. Can I patent this smartphone app?

Theoretically - maybe. You should run a patentability search before you spend more money and time on this project. As a practical matter, by the...

The USPTO will issue a copy of the patent on bond paper with a seal and a ribbon. They will send it to the attorneys of record, who will most...