Is there a limit to the amount of spec or figure amendments you can make during a request for continued examination?

Any amendment to the specification and the drawings will be scrutinized by the examiner to be sure you are not introducing new matter. Before you...

Idea for which a patent already exist?

There are facts that you have not, and should not, disclose in a public forum such as AVVO, that are necessary to consider before anyone can give...

I've found a new use for a pre existing drug, can I patent it?

In the United States, a new use of a known composition may be protected by patent provided that patentability requirements are fulfilled....

Inventions?

The prudent course is not to publicly disclose your innovation before you file an application for patent that adequately describes your invention....

What is the limit of protection from a design patent?

FYI: Upon request, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will send information on utility and design patent applications. To...

There are too many facts that you have not, and should not, disclose in a public forum such as AVVO, that are necessary to consider before anyone...

There are too many facts that you have not, and should not, disclose in a public forum such as AVVO, that are necessary to consider before anyone...

FYI: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Inventors Assistance Center provides patent information and services to the public. The...

Patent information..

There are facts that you have not, and should not, disclose in a public forum such as AVVO, that are necessary to consider before anyone can give...

What is the best legal option, if any, to protect an invention that is a combination of two previous inventions?

The prudent course is not to publicly disclose your product before you file an application for patent that adequately describes your invention....