San Leandro, CA asked in Patents (Intellectual Property) for California

Q: We are seeking an attorney for infringement on our Patent.

https://patents.justia.com/patent/20110094131

1 Lawyer Answer
Peter D. Mlynek
Peter D. Mlynek
Answered
  • Patents Lawyer
  • Moorestown, NJ

A: Sorry, but you don't have a patent. That patent publication has been abandoned over 4 years ago. You may want to reach out to the patent attorney who prosecuted it to see if there is anything that could be done to revive it.

The best that you could hope for is to see if the infringer infringed on your patent US 7,886,464 (which issued on the parent patent application), and file a lawsuit for infringing that patent.

Also, you or your patent lawyer should have paid the maintenance fee by Aug 16. You can still pay it with a late fee. $940 is due by Feb 15, 2019.

By the way, I could not get through on that phone number.

Good luck!

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