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I recently came up with a idea for a product and after research found it was not invented or patented what is my next steps ?

Meng's answer | Answered on March 16, 2014

I think you meant "to have someone prototype it" when you said "to have someone invent it." Your next step really is to see a patent attorney....

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Priority date for patent

Meng's answer | Answered on March 16, 2014

If that patent discloses what your invented, then you are out of luck because US patent law is now first inventor to file, not first to invent,...

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Does intellectual property rights only extend to the device listed on the claims?

Meng's answer | Answered on March 12, 2014

"why would the inventor not cover all aspects of the invention? " (1) poor drafting of the patent application; (2) the inventor didn't come up...

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I have along with a colleague developed a very simple yet highly effective product for a niche market in the OTC medical field.

Meng's answer | Answered on March 12, 2014

Just because it is simple doesn't mean it is not patentable. It is patentable if it is patentable subject matter, useful, new and not obvious. ...

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IP lawyer. Does a business method provisional patent protect a formula I have created (a metric which is part of method)

Meng's answer | Answered on March 11, 2014

First, there is no such a thing called "provisional patent," although there is provisional patent application, which will never be examined. A...

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Can u make an offer of it

Meng's answer | Answered on March 08, 2014

我理解你的意思是：北京紫禁城电影公司的电视剧被纽约的新唐朝电视公司在没有授权的情况下播放，你们（北京紫禁城电影公司）希望寻找律师对新唐朝电视公司发起诉讼。对吗？因为新唐朝电视公司在纽约州，你们可以和纽约州的律师协会联系，了解哪些律师从事版权诉讼的案子。如果你们希望聘用华人律师，可以在G...

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I would like to assign or to sell a recent utility patent application because I am not interested to develop the product myself.

Meng's answer | Answered on March 04, 2014

It's great that you have filed a patent application. Is there a question? Are you trying to find an attorney in your area to help you with...

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Copyrighted photo

Meng's answer | Answered on March 04, 2014

How do you know the photo is not copyrighted? Copyright rights arise from the moment an original work is expressed in a tangible format....

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Trademarks, idea or specific design?

Meng's answer | Answered on February 27, 2014

You stated: "My question is that copywriting is a specific art piece, versus general ideas, ..." Copyright is the tangible expression of an idea. ...

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What is considered enough due diligence when doing a prior art search?

Meng's answer | Answered on February 27, 2014

It sounds like you have been acting with due diligence, but there is a reason why people use professionals to do the prior art search. Because you...

Meng Ouyang's Answers (48)

I recently came up with a idea for a product and after research found it was not invented or patented what is my next steps ?

Priority date for patent

Does intellectual property rights only extend to the device listed on the claims?

I have along with a colleague developed a very simple yet highly effective product for a niche market in the OTC medical field.

IP lawyer. Does a business method provisional patent protect a formula I have created (a metric which is part of method)

Can u make an offer of it

I would like to assign or to sell a recent utility patent application because I am not interested to develop the product myself.

Copyrighted photo

Trademarks, idea or specific design?

What is considered enough due diligence when doing a prior art search?