I’m not going to directly answer your question, but flag a side issue: As one of the other folks who answered observed, your string of bad luck is...

First, go find whoever you paid the $300 to who told you to mail it to yourself, and ask for your money back. Second, while mailing to yourself...

I specialize in patents directed to computer-related technology, and computer programs, as a whole, are not patentable. Copyright is the applicable...

As everyone here has said, no, an NDA is unnecessary when speaking with an attorney. The attorney-client privilege extends to potential clients,...

Is it a mistake to try and file a non-provisional patent without a lawyer?

The easy answer is a qualified yes. I say qualified because it depends on a few factors - 1) getting a patent attorney who bills on an hourly basis...

Looking to get a patent for something that's already in use. Mine has more capabilities and looks different. Is it possible?

The answer is (as others have suggested here) - it depends. Generally, you can get a patent on an improvement you invent to an existing device...

I have many patentable ideas that I've written on my Facebook as a way to authenticate their creation date.

To somewhat expand upon what others have written: As the US is now a first-to-file country (meaning that the person that gets the patent on an...

I have an invention that I would like to patent.

To take your questions in turn: 1. The process involves first filing a patent application which lays out your claimed invention in a specific...

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