Your best bet is to contact the current owner to see if it is commercializing the patent and where.

The current owner of this patent is AB Merculor, located at Hillersvagen 3, Hagersten 129 35 in Sweden.

If you have trouble contacting them, their U.S. law firm is Birch Stewart... View More

First, check to see if the patent has expired.

Second, search to see if anyone has registered an assignment at the USPTO and ensure your father did not sell it.

Third, start using the internet to see if anyone is selling a product or process that is covered by every element of the... View More

Keywords are descriptive of the product. Trademark law allows your competitors to use words to physically describe their products, such as "black and white" shakers.

If anyone was using "black and white" as a brand for their salt and pepper shakers before you registered... View More

Yes, the ornamental design (not useful components) of a physical good can be registered for a patent. The process is complicated and I highly recommend hiring a licensed patent attorney to help with this project. More information about design patents can be found here:... View More

First, U.S. trademark law only applies in the U.S. If you plan to only sell in Italy, then you need to seek out an Italian trademark attorney. If you plan to make the product in the U.S. and export to Italy, then the laws of both countries need to be considered.

Second, the U.S. Supreme... View More

The "Claims" section defines exactly what the patent covers. The two main ("independent") claims are:

1. A fabric, comprising:

a plurality of first material yarns; and

a plurality of second material yarns, in which the plurality of first material yarns... View More

That's a great question. I highly recommend that you hire a competent trademark attorney to run a clearance search before you launch the brand. That search should take approximately 1-3 hours, depending on how many results need to be reviewed. If you get the green light, you should also... View More

In general, a utility patent registration lasts 20 years from the date the application was first filed. There are exceptions, though. For example, if certain claims are based on related patent applications filed prior to the one granted registration. Or, if the examination period was longer than it... View More

File a trademark application with the USPTO.

Please note: the fees are non-refundable. I highly recommend using a competent trademark attorney to run a clearance search first to ensure that the mark you want to use is actually available. For example, there is a way for recently abandoned... View More

Yes, you can contact the inventor. Most inventors assign (i.e., sell) their patent. So, you should contact the owner of the patent instead.

If the owner of a patent in a foreign country does not have a correlating patent in the United States, then you are free to make, use, and sell the... View More

I don't know which patent or lure you are speaking of, but occasionally the patent examiner will make a mistake and register a patent which is obvious or not novel. There is a procedure at the USPTO to contest a registered patent if you can provide documentation (aka, prior art) that was not... View More

Patent treaties between countries do not allow this to happen (generally). Patents are country-specific and allow you to make, use, sell, and prevent others from doing the same in that country.

Requirements to get a patent:

1) Able to be used (the invention must work and cannot... View More

If the trademark application/registration is abandoned, then anyone can file a trademark application to claim it.

USPTO application fees are non-refundable, and currently take about 9 months before an examiner will pick up your application. I highly encourage you to hire a competent... View More

You are asking for a complicated legal opinion, which most attorneys will not provide unless you are a client. If you would like a detailed answer to your question, please hire a competent trademark attorney.

The test for trademark infringement is "likelihood of confusion."... View More

The titles of books cannot be copyrighted.

Foreign trademarks are not applicable unless you plan to sell in that country. If you are worried about trademarks in the U.S., I highly recommend hiring a qualified trademark attorney to run a clearance search to ensure you will not be infringing.... View More

The best answer you will get to this question is from a trademark attorney who has conducted a legal analysis based on a clearance search. I highly recommend that you hire a qualified attorney to do this before you start spending money on advertising and then realize that you will have to rebrand... View More

This patent is alive and active.

In general, patent terms expire 20 years from the date of filing. This patent was filed on December 17, 2010.

In some cases, the applicant can request a patent term extension. This applicant received an additional 66 days to its term.

This... View More

In addition to what Mr. Parron contributed, I would recommend reading the Terms and Conditions of Suno AI to determine what you can and cannot do with the resulting product. You need to learn as much as you can about the AI and how it was built so that you can determine if the output might infringe... View More

The best way is to find an experienced trademark attorney to perform a knockout clearance search of the USPTO databases to ensure that there are no possible infringing marks. This is especially important if you are planning to use a logo with graphic design elements.

Trademark law is... View More

It depends. The registered trademark must claim specific classes/listings. In general, your use must not conflict with those classes/listings. There are exceptions in U.S. Trademark Law (i.e., the Lanham Act) if the owner of a trademark is considered to have a "famous" mark.

The... View More