Here's an example:
2006-09-19: Application granted
2020-01-15: Application status is Expired - Fee Related
2024-05-04: Adjusted expiration
My question is re: the last two lines. Is the expiration truly now 2024, not 2020? I'm just not sure how those fields are... Read more »
Google is not the definitive record. If you have anything that looks odd, you need to go to the official record which is accessible by https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair
I hope that this helps.
Kevin E Flynn
Specifically any patents on permaroofs under the last name Black or Southern Builders out of El Dorado, Arkansas. Also there is Southern Builders out of Lebanon, Tennessee.
There is a place to register patent assignments at the USPTO just like you register title to a piece of property. Not everyone does this but most people do and there are incentives to register assignments for certain types of patents. You can look for the the assignee names here --... Read more »
Now I was told christmas and my birthday the patent along with the buisness is mine I'm ne ceo.... now theres patents for humanity my land lords surely cant steal my riches and my buisness... there're non proffit.... for one thing. And for 2 none of this was or is possible with out me its caused me... Read more »
I am so sorry that you had a bad experience with this firm. I am not familiar with them, but that industry of helping inventors has many bad apples.
There are a number of invention promotion firms that take money from inventors and provide little or no value back. I do not know all these... Read more »
Non-exclusive, 2yr contract. They claim it is because they are taking all the risk. I already have product inventory, cads, engineering designs.
Your question is actually beyond the pure practice of acquiring patents. This is licensing (a form of contracts) and you should hire competent counsel that has negotiated a number of patent licenses. I would be leery of putting up money as you don't know if they will earn it. You may want to... Read more »
First step is for you to look at my web site www.FLYNNipLAW.com or my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinflynnpatentattorney/ to get some more information about me. Picking a patent attorney is a big step and you should make sure that you are picking someone that seems like a match.... Read more »
The short answer is maybe.
The answer hinges on how close what you are proposing is to things already done or suggested by those of ordinary skill in the art of treating that condition or in making bandage products. While relevant prior art is not just patents and published patent... Read more »
Our contract mentions
"conceives, creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, materials, documents or other work product or other intellectual property, either alone or in conjunction with third parties, at any time during Service... Read more »
This question comes up all the time. You will need to take the contract and employee manuals that deal with the duty to assign inventions to an attorney in the state where you work. There are some states that have limits on the scope of this mandatory assignment clause for employees.
It... Read more »
He had a stroke and we trying to find the lawyer who patent it for him.
I am sorry that your father had a stroke. I hope he recovers fully and quickly.
You can start with https://patents.google.com/ and type in the legal name your father would have used in signing legal papers (does he use a middle initial or a middle name). Google will offer you the option... Read more »
I filed my provisional patent march 14 2016> They are only good for a year I believe...
If you filed a provisional patent application on March 14, 2016 and took no further action, then that provisional patent application expired. An expired provisional application that was not used as a priority document for a later patent application gives you no rights to exclude others.... Read more »
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/my-side-of-the-tracks/53532522
It would be a bad idea for me to guess what led to the abandonment and what response you filed. It would be a good idea for you to contact the USPTO help desk as they can look into the electronic file and let you know the next step.
You can call 571 272 4200 ( they have several phone... Read more »
I do not know. But I do know that entrepreneurs can do their own searching using Google Patents, and other tools hosted by patent systems. I teach entrepreneurs how to use these tools effectively using these slides http://bit.ly/Patent_Searching . I hope this helps.
Kevin E Flynn
The United States Patent and Trademark Office maintains a database of who owns the patents. https://assignment.uspto.gov/patent/index.html#/patent/search You can look up who is listed as owning the patent of interest. The contact information may not have been updated since the ownership moved... Read more »
Your question did not provide the specific patent number but I can answer anyways. There is not a global patent. Patents are issues by a country (or in rare instances a region) and only apply to actions in that location.
A United States Patent Applies to the United States.
A... Read more »
I am dealing with an unscrupulous inventor who tries to sell his software patent. He tries to sell it with development done by a 3rd party. That 3rd party has already confirmed to me they are not interested in working on it, because the inventor is ineligible. Also, I was hired by the inventor to... Read more »
Once the patent issues or a patent application is published, then you should be able to see details in the assignment database at https://assignment.uspto.gov/patent/index.html#/patent/search . You will also be able to see the relevant information in Public PAIR once you know the application... Read more »
Move object from point A to point B using a patented toy to made life easier
Many patented processes use patented components in the process. Sometimes the company seeking the patent on the process owns the patents on the tools or components used in the process, sometimes they do not. It does not matter.
That said, your own idea will need to meet the test of being... Read more »
I have requested the services of a patent company, but was warned by an attorney to check into it myself.
It is at least possible that there is a patent services firm that is worth the money so I won't say that all are bad. However, that group of companies has a horrible reputation.
There are a number of invention promotion firms that take money from inventors and provide little or no value... Read more »
This is actually not a patent law question but rather one of contract and state law. It is not easily answered without knowing what agreements you had with your prior employer.
The answer may be different if you were a 1099 employee or a person not expected to invent things as part of... Read more »
How long is a patent valid since the date of patent?
Is a patent in US valid world wide?
PATENT TERM
Patent term is more confusing than it should be. The one part that is simple, is that patent term is not a function of the technology. There is not a way for the applicant to apply to extend the patent term (unlike trademarks or copyrights). (but as noted below, there are... Read more »
Most countries have some sort of patent system. Some use a regional system so that several countries can share the cost of running a patent system.
There is a front end for 153 patent systems run by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) See the list of countries here... Read more »
Is this patent earning royalties? 20020198764
The number you cite is not a patent. It is a published version of an application. Not all patent applications become patents. According to Google Patents, this one did not.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20020198764A1/en?oq=20020198764
Sometimes a license agreement will... Read more »
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