Can I patent a subcription? ?

You get the stock answer: "It depends". When you are dealing with business method patents there are extra factors that should definitely be review...

If a patent gets abandoned, which version of it becomes public domain?

This presumes that you did not submit a "non-publication request" during filing, and that you have no "related" (in the same family) patent...

Can filing a provisional patent application hurt?

See inline answers below. "Beyond the filing fee and time spent drafting a provisional patent app, are there any reasons not to file a...

Since you are asking about patents and copyrights, I changed the category to cover both under "intellectual property". Copyright does not cover...

Can my previous employee claim right on my invention?

I assume you mean "Employer" not "Employee". One relevant law to examine IF: you have an employment agreement and you were working in Washington...

Can you patent a design of a truck?

Yes to patenting the new appearance of a truck. However, you can also patent the ornamental appearance of auto parts using a design patent. I would...

My question is about the word obvious. Can't something be obvious to one person but not another?

To answer the original question: "Can't something be obvious to one person but not another?" the answer under patent law is: it can. One person who...

My dad has a US and international patent. Can he leave these to me in a will or is something more needed?

As the other lawyers already stated, you can pass a patent in a will, but you will want to make sure it has had all its maintenance fees paid along...

How do we stop a former licensed manufacturer of our Patented product, who continues to manufacture and sell our product?

At this point, it looks like getting a Seattle IP litigator involved might be your best choice. Even if the former licensee ignores your letters;...

Can a game be patented?

Answering your questions in order. 1) Talk to a patent attorney who is family with game patents. 2) A provisional patent application is a...