I have been making some dressy add on sleeves and I am trying to find out if the idea has already been patented
Here is one piece of the puzzle.
In the US, you need to file a patent application within one year of
A) your first sale of the item
B) your first public disclosure -- including posts to social media
C) your first public use.
A patent attorney will be able... Read more »
...date or 20 years after the Provisional Patent's file date?
Assuming all maintenance fees are paid and there is not a terminal disclaimer linking the end date to another patent, then the termination date is 20 years after the first non-provisional application in the family plus any bonus days extending the term through Patent Term Adjustment (PTA).... Read more »
I am writing my thesis and would like to know where I can find patents for Toyota vehicles
The USPTO search site allows you to use search fields including assignee. This won't pick up a patent that was later assigned or licensed to Toyota but this will get you started.... Read more »
Yes you can. However, depending on whether your improved product falls within the original patent you may need a license to the original patent to sell a product. If your improvement is a kit to upgrade the original product then you may be ok. Lots of details and nuances. Best bet is to talk... Read more »
I am an orthopedic surgeon in Jammu, India and I want to patent an orthopedic implant, an external fixator and I would like to seek your guidance to proceed further.
1) I do not know of India has any technology export rules that would impinge on your ability to work directly with a US patent attorney. Best to check that with your business attorney.
2) There are differences between the US practice and the practice outside of the US in that the US is one... Read more »
Like a lot of things in life, it is hard to know the best way to do something until you have at least done some pilot projects. My slides at https://bit.ly/Patent__Searching give some tips.
It is hard to pick the perfect terms since some patents were translated into English and have a... Read more »
Im am the grandson and attempting to begin the probate process i assume...
I am sorry for your loss. This question was pushed out to patent attorneys and does not belong there. I am responding so that the question it linked to the right groups.
Agree that there is not a legal mandate to patent any invention (putting aside the requirements of government grant recipients to timely report inventions so that the government can elect to patent the invention if the grantee does not).
A patent is like a fence around an orchard. It... Read more »
"Pipeline protection" being the system by which a someone could obtain patent rights in another country for the remaining time that they have left in the first country.
I am not familiar with that term. Can you cite to a document or a web page that defines what you mean?
The current systems have expiration dates that are somewhat synchronized but I sense that you are thinking about something else.
There are all sorts of products that are similar or improve on an already existing idea. My idea is in that atmosphere, but the marketing concept for my would-be product is vastly different than the product that already exists. I've been brainstorming ways to create a different design that... Read more »
A patent attorney is the key to a proper answer to whether you infringe the rights of others.
But it can help to learn a bit about the process before you speak to the attorney. Here is some background on Freedom-to-Operate searches/opinions and on designing around a patent claim.... Read more »
Virgin had an announcement "Richard Branson: Got a business idea? Do this with it" they still have: https://www.virgin.com/about-virgin/latest/richard-branson-got-a-business-idea-do-this-with-it
I gave full discription, benefits, etc...
I had letter that they asked for... Read more »
The bulk of your question falls outside of patent law issues so I will leave that to others.
I will note one tiny sliver of hope.
IF
1) Your communication was sufficiently detailed to provide information to enable the creating the hyperloop (rather than just suggesting... Read more »
If there are variations in my product to the original patent or the original game what are the legalities around this? Can I still sell this product or do I need to get it patented, etc?
1) Patents expire at the end of their term and some die early. Step 1 is to ensure that this patent is still in force.
2) To infringe a patent, there must be at least one claim where your product has every required element of at least one claim. This is where a patent attorney can help... Read more »
"The pillow cushion has a first major surface, a second major surface, and deformable wall members extending between the first major surface and the second major surface. The deformable wall members are located and configured to define voids therebetween such that the deformable wall members... Read more »
I see that what you quoted has more than one period. It looks like you are quoting the abstract. That is not what you need to look at. You need to have a patent attorney review the issued claims and see what they require.
A claim may have 25 nouns and 25 verbs but by law has only one... Read more »
I don't use the Justia site to search for patents so I am not familiar with that interface.
Once you have found patents, you can download a PDF with the images using the pat2pdf.org site.
You can also search for patents in a special part of Google.... Read more »
What are my first steps to patent such a beautiful plant?
Only a subset of patent attorneys work with plant patents. My suggestion would be as a first step is to look at some plant patents so that you understand what sort of information goes into a plant patent.
Next you need to search specifically for someone that handles plant patents as they... Read more »
This is one of those searches that is best done on the USPTO site as you can specify the application type to narrow the search to design patents.
There are a number of design patents with "handcuff" in the title.... Read more »
The costs vary but it can be expensive. This is called a freedom-to-operate or clearance opinion.
See == https://www.flynniplaw.com/services/legal-services/freedom-to-operate/opinions
The first step is that a freedom-to-operate search needs to be done for issued patents that have... Read more »
I develop a design from an invention and improve some parts, is it against the law if I sell my design. If it is against the law what can I do to make it legal?
Kudos to you for caring enough to work to avoid the legitimate patent rights of the owner of an existing patent.
To infringe a patent, there needs to be at least one claim where each element (noun, verb, relationship) is present in your product. A dependent claim adds elements to an... Read more »
A method for interpreting user submitted coupon images is described. A coupon image is received over a network from a user. The coupon image is associated with a coupon. A server system processes the received coupon image to identify one or more coupon matching characteristics. The one or more... Read more »
Do not worry about the abstract. The only thing that matters is what is in the issued claims.
The approval date for a drug named BIKTARVY is 02/07/2018 and the date of the first-expiring patent is 11/04/2020. Meaning the amount of time between the approval date of the drug and the date of the first-expiring patent is 2 years, 8 months and 29 days. Why would it be too short and not a length... Read more »
PATENT TERM
Patent term is more confusing than it should be.
Old rules were that patents had a term of 17 years from when they issued. New rules are that apply to patent applications filed after June 8, 1995 are 20 years from the first non-provisional patent application.... Read more »
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