What do I need to do?
You cannot patent a saying. Perhaps you want to seek a trademark. If so, you should re-post this question for trademark attorneys to comment.
With the tips in this slide set, you can use Google Patents and the USPTO patent database to answer this question and to additional questions that might arise.
Good luck
https://bit.ly/Patent__Searching
Kevin E flynn
If by reinstate you mean revive a patent that expired early from an unintentional failure to pay a maintenance fee, yes that is relatively easy (there is a fee paid to the USPTO) as long as you just recently discovered the failure to pay and the failure to pay was unintentional.
If you are... Read more »
I was able to Google and saw there was a patent for fitted sheets with pockets but unsure I'f it is expired
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 things that can shorten... Read more »
patent was considered abandoned. previous attorney not responsive to questions.
You should discuss with your patent attorney whether it makes sense to file a petition to revive an unintentionally abandoned patent application.
https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/sb0064.pdf
If the abandonment was indeed unintentional, then the fee to revive may... Read more »
Here is a slide set that explains how to search for patents or published applications. https://bit.ly/Patent__Searching
I hope that this helps.
Kevin E Flynn
He has done many illegal things and I want to keep name and he didn't put in the time nor sweat equity nor capital and while he didn't sign operating agreement it calls for name being returned to me not only that he has restraining orders trying to get permanent for threatening my life,... Read more »
I do not see any indication that this is a patent law question.
This seems to be a business dispute that will turn on the facts. This is not a good candidate for a web site Q&A. You will need to find an attorney that handles business disputes in the relevant state and lay out the... Read more »
Justia needs to change the user interface. Many users think that the patent that they are looking at is attached to the question conveyed to the patent attorneys. This sort of question without the patent number of the patent at issue is a common event.
Either Justia needs to warn them... Read more »
I need a patent lawyer to pursue Apple Pay for this patent
All that was posted to the patent attorneys was "I need a patent lawyer to pursue Apple Pay for this patent" It is not clear what patent you are talking about.
To the extent that you believe you have a lawsuit for patent infringement, then it is not a good idea to share that in... Read more »
My original company sold a golf grip that was issued a patent 10 years after I first sold these grips.
A patent should not be issued if the patented claims read on a product that was on sale before the patent application was filed. It would be unusual but not impossible for a patent to issue from a patent application family that stretches back 10 years.
The patent may be for a very narrow... Read more »
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Most interactions between a patent attorney and the United States Patent and Trademark Office do not require a signed Power of Attorney. So it is possible that the attorney will not file the Power of Attorney unless there is something to be submitted that requires the Power of Attorney form.... Read more »
I've been thinking and talking to invent help, but I need to patent it first. And how long does it take to complete. And what should I do first?
I think the best place to start is by reading some patents that are in the field where you hope to obtain a patent. Getting a patent is hard. This will make more sense once you have read some patents and maybe looked at the arguments made during the process to examine the patent. This will get... Read more »
We have developed a new solution that is related to the way in which a device is able to analyze the data.
There are many types of software. Some software running on a general purpose computer is the glue that holds together a business that works with people to achieve a purpose. While this software is important to the business, if it is merely a reflection of how the people interact together, then it... Read more »
I would like them to financially support the patenting process and also develop the technology in exchange for a percentage of the patent rights.
Would this be something that such technology giants might be interested in at all?
Thank you very much for your time.
I cannot speak for Samsung but a more common pattern is that the big company does not want to talk to you at all until you have an issued patent. Sometimes they will talk to you once you have a patent application filed. But at that stage it is not clear whether you will obtain rights at all.... Read more »
I am being accused of copyright infringement by a company because we make the same product but in different ways. We both make hock socks (protective socks for rabbit's feet) The other company makes them with 3 different fabrics a solid toe and velcro or button around the ankle. I make mine... Read more »
I will augment the first answer and not repeat the points made there.
For someone to seek pre-issuance damages in the US, they would have to send you a copy of the published application and your product would need to be within the scope of the claims in that published application. Further,... Read more »
You asked -- I want to know if I could use the patent US20050149421A1for free in European Union.
A few clarifications. First US20050149421A1 is not a patent. It is a publication of a patent application that did not mature into a patent in the US.
So this particular document does... Read more »
I just don't have any idea where to start? I need to get the idea made into something physical that can sell. I also don't want to lose the opportunity to make the idea mine so that someone else can't steal it from me. I have never heard of this kind of product before so I guess I... Read more »
Good luck on your journey. Eventually you will need to work with a patent attorney if you want to protect your idea.
But it does not hurt to get some general orientation before you reach out to a patent attorney. Knowing some of the lay of the land and vocabulary will make you more... Read more »
The Bankruptcy Court said I owed
Payment s to my plan . My case was ruled against me and ended before the Appeal the Appellate Court decided the Vacate Remand Order. The Bankruptcy Judge who did so was removed from his cases before he made the decision.
I have unquestionable... Read more »
This question was posted as a question on patents (inventions). That is not the right topic. You may get better answers if you post this as a bankruptcy question.
Good Luck
Kevin E Flynn
Can I patent this facts with living proof of what causes the earthquake and much much more??
A patent allow you to prohibit others from making, using, selling, or offering to sell something that uses the patented technology. So it is not about documenting a truth about how the universe was formed.
If there is some way that someone could use your information to do something, then... Read more »
This question was routed to patent attorneys that work with inventors. That is not the right group of lawyers to answer this. It does not sound like landlord-tenant either.
In real estate law there is a little used provision called adverse possession that was left over from a much... Read more »
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