1. SDE #86: Enhanced Tc of Alumina Substrate Utilizing Beryllia Embedding.
2. ~1983
3. Identified in Trak Lobby display, ~2001
answered on Apr 25, 2021
There is no recourse. Sorry, but this is ancient history, and any rights that you might have had have long lapsed.
answered on Apr 25, 2021
Sorry, but you can't. Licensing terms, such as financials, are typically highly confidential.
The best that you can do is to find out whether the patent has been assigned to someone. Such assignments are typically recorded at the Patent Office.
He told me he was it and the only way I would be able to get it is by changing my address on my driver’s license.
answered on Mar 8, 2021
This is not a patent law question (inventions). I hope that someone familiar with social security issues can be of help.
Kevin E Flynn
His wife passed away before Christmas and has dementia. He lives in Texas and we live in Florida. He has no will. My husband is the only child of his. They said when he is released from the hospital that he will be sent to the state run nursing home. Then at that time his home will be locked... View More
answered on Feb 23, 2021
You need an answer from someone that knows. Your question was posted to patents (inventions). You need to seek someone in Texas with knowledge of elder law and related topics.
Good luck.
Kevin E Flynn
answered on Feb 6, 2021
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... View More
I want to be able to have a pocket for each foot to fit into (like a shoe) made of a silicone material that can fit in between 2 layers of silicone that looks and works like a Mermaid tail. Such as a mono fin or Flippers that are connected and require a swimmer to use both feet at once, unlike... View More
answered on Jan 9, 2021
I suppose you are asking whether you can get a patent for your product or conversely, whether your product could potentially infringe another patented product. A patent attorney can do a patentability search on your product and review patented products to provide you with an opinion on both these... View More
answered on Nov 13, 2020
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... View More
My trademark has all generic words I have a disclaimer for all the generic words on my trademark. however I have noticed a website using my trademark words on their website and company name as well as their domain have a couple words from my trademark. Can I stop them from using those generic words... View More
answered on Oct 26, 2020
It depends on how the words are being used. Usually the disclaimer means that you do not have rights to that word outside of its use as part of your mark. Therefore, their use of the words depends on the similarity in the marks as a whole. With regard to stopping them, you may be able to send a... View More
answered on Sep 18, 2020
It depends on the agreement between the entities. Unfortunately, there's no way to know what each entity is permitted to do based on the text printed on the first page of the patent. For example, if the patent was sold, the Assignees listed on the front page would not be updated to reflect the... View More
I would like to sell the idea to the patent owner of box legend clothes organizer.
answered on Sep 7, 2020
Congratulations on having a good idea. You may be able to make and sell this as an aftermarket enhancement for installed systems. That is one route and a route that does not require buy-in from the BoxLegend folks. You may wish to obtain a patent so that others do not make a similar product.... View More
electromagnetic asteroid propulsion system
answered on Aug 16, 2020
You want a lawyer with a Ph.D. in the scientific field and has experience working with NASA or other government agencies. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Liliana Di Nola-Baron, J.D., Ph.D.
He is 80 years old and never done anything with the provisional patent.
If he agrees, is it possible for me to pay him to assign a provisional patent over to me so I can run with it... or can that only be done on a fully issued patent?
Thanks
answered on Aug 5, 2020
A U.S. provisional patent application (PPA) never itself becomes a patent so the name is a bit of a misnomer. A utility patent application (UPA) can claim benefit of a PPA if the UPA is filed by the first year anniversary of the PPA.
In any case, a PPA can be assigned (bought) from the... View More
An inventor filed for two patents with the same title at the Austrian patent office. But when he obtained two U.S. patents with those Austrian patents as priority, his U.S. patents had TWO DIFFERENT titles. If the U.S. patent office didn't care, why didn't his two U.S. patents have the... View More
answered on Jul 4, 2020
Yes. Absolutely. In the US, anyway.
The rules in the US about titles of patent applications is fairly liberal. A title must be "short and specific", meaning fewer than 500 characters, but I've found that the Patent Office does not really care. At most, they delete leading... View More
answered on Jul 4, 2020
There is no rule prohibiting two patents from issuing with the same title. What is unique about a patent is the patent number and the patent claims.
I do not have an example in my issued patents as I go out of my way to avoid using the same title as I find it confusing to have more than... View More
answered on Jun 29, 2020
While trademarks and copyrights are my specialties, I work with several excellent patent attorneys/agents, so feel free to call or email, and I'll set up an introduction...unless a patent attorney responds directly to your request on Justia, of course!
answered on Jun 29, 2020
Yes, if you have filed for a patent and want to change the title, you have two options depending upon what type of patent you have applied for. If it is a PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION, you can submit the proper title when you convert to a NON-PROVISIONAL PATENT.
If, on the other hand,... View More
answered on Jun 7, 2020
In order to claim benefit from the patent application, the claims must be supported by the disclosure in the provisional application. If you need drawings, then the drawing should be in the provisional.
Now, an application to a chemical composition, such as a lotion, do not generally need... View More
answered on May 24, 2020
The visa status is immaterial for patent applications. A person of any nationality or citizenship can apply for a patent.
I finally found the patent number he claims is for the current model which is a completely different configuration but using a modified version of the original patent. He claims that makes the current design patented also. I disagree! I think he got a crooked patent attorney to trick the system... View More
answered on May 19, 2020
I don't think that we are able to guess whether the patent covers the improved engine or not, based on the description alone. A couple of notes:
(1) It is very common that a company comes up with an invention, gets a patent for it, and keeps improving the product. The question... View More
I'm trying to get the alleged inventor to share the patent number of the invention they claim has had a patent granted to it already.
Their story is they built a prototype of a different form, got it patented which was a few years ago, (can't dig up the patent number for that via... View More
answered on May 17, 2020
None of this makes sense. I think that your friend is pulling your leg.
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