The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 37 § 1.135(a) provides: "If an applicant of a patent application fails to reply within the time period...

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

How can I prove my own property on the patent?

In the United States, a patent may be applied for only in the name(s) of the actual inventor(s). You should be aware that naming of an incorrect...

Your invention may include aspects protectable through a utility patent and ornamental aspects protectable through a design patent. You may...

Q: "It seems that the patent owner is claiming … the process, so is that possible?" Yes; the patent law provides that a process may be patented...

Although there may be some similarities among the kinds of intellectual property protection, patents, copyrights, and trademarks are different and...

Patent for a social network?

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

For your interest: —"I want to mix three products and rebrand the product as my own trademark brand?" at...

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

Short answer: The subject matter sought to be patented must be sufficiently different from what has been used or described before that it may be...

You should be aware that, even where the fair use doctrine might apply, it almost never allows complete copying and use of a copyrighted work. As...

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