My mother sews and saw a product a few years back that was neat - She thought it would work better with a different design and material - however it serves the same purpose - the other company that has a patent-pending on it contacted us today and I was curious where we can find the exact info on... Read more »
answered on Jun 17, 2021
It is hard to say without specifics, but if there is an activity like sewing that has been around for thousands of years, and a company comes up with a new product to help workers perform the activity better, the company will likely patent the product, as well as a method of using that product.... Read more »
answered on Jun 5, 2021
Contact an intellectual property law firm about this.
Patents expire 20 years after the earliest date of filing, but sometimes there are patent term adjustments that extend that period.
Is it always good to claim 3 aspects in computer software related patent?
answered on May 11, 2021
You have good observation skills.
An applicant can have has as many claims in the patent application as is desired. I've seen patents and patent applications with just one or two claims, but I've also seen patents with hundreds of claims. Typically, a patent has one or more... Read more »
answered on May 11, 2021
The price for drafting and filing a utility patent varies widely, but about $7,000 to $12,000 seems like a good ball park figure.
The patent # on the bottom of the deep fryer is 200630060898.8 I took my deep fryer apart to clean the build-up of oil and grease and I want to be accurate in reassembling the electronic and mechanical parts. The Canadian Patent Office helped me obtain the American D600066 number.
Where... Read more »
answered on Mar 18, 2021
Sorry. All you have is a design patent number. That just shows the ornamental appearance and none of the inner details.
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD600066S1/en?oq=D600066+
answered on Jan 27, 2021
I am not going to give you an opinion on Niagen booster supplement containing naturally nicotinamide riboside (NR), because I do not know all the facts, but here are a few comments.
Generally, naturally occurring compounds are not patentable. Anyone can make, use, or sell such compounds.... Read more »
I currently create a hair product for a celebrity that I created and cook in my kitchen. I package it and send it and she applies her label to it. Can I patent the formula just in case she wants to buy it, how do I know how to price the formula? She has ingredients, not the specific formula... Read more »
answered on Jun 9, 2020
Yes, you could get a patent on a formulation of a hair product. As a matter of fact, I have written several of them for clients.
But I have to warn you: it is not easy. It is not easy to get a patent on a new mixture of known ingredients, as you seem to be doing. Firstly, it is likely... Read more »
There can also be other variantions of it made and i want that too all different sizes and shapes but it the same product
answered on May 5, 2020
Congratulations on your new venture. I hope that it will be profitable for you.
And also congratulations about worrying about patents now, before you start the production and sales. Too many people ignore patents, spend lots of money on designs, tooling up, and manufacturing their... Read more »
How does it apply to a new food product?
answered on Apr 29, 2020
In general the standard for novelty and obviousness are:
Novelty: 35 U.S.C. 102 - An invention must be novel in order for the invention to obtain a patent. An invention is novel if all the elements of the invention were not previously described by someone else. An invention is not novel if... Read more »
I am trying to protect my new food product from being copied in the marketplace. How do standards of novelty and nonobviousness apply? Please explain?
I do not want my product copied. How can I protect it in the marketplace? What are the standards of novelty and nonobviousness? How will it apply to my product?
answered on Nov 12, 2019
My advice would be for you to contact a real estate attorney in your area. Deeds are legal documents which, if not drafted correctly, can result in problems in the chain of title and can affect your ability to get financing for your property, or your ability to sell or convey the property later.... Read more »
The product was registered, tm and certified by all governing bodies in order to sell.
Trade secret formula as of now
answered on Apr 10, 2019
Wow, you already went through the regulatory dance. Great!
To get a patent, contact a patent attorney to get you started. (I do patents for formulations on daily basis for my clients, and I've done some in ag chem).
Make sure that you have some good data over other common... Read more »
I received checks one for xxx and xxx I am their daughter and am the one that is entitledto these checks. I was wondering what I have to do so I can get them into my name and cash them.
answered on Mar 5, 2019
I do not see this as a patent question. I am not sure whether you have a contract issue or a trust and estate/wills issue. You need to review the reason why the checks should be made out in your name and then select an appropriate area of law within Justia. Right now, your question is going out... Read more »
answered on Feb 27, 2019
Yes, you can. Patents are granted on new things, but on improvement on existing things. For example, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, but people are still making improvements to telephones and getting patents for them.
I have companies contacting me to re-produce patented parts. The parts are no longer available can I legally reproduce through reverse engineering.
answered on Feb 19, 2019
You may want to check the patent term ending again. I am getting an expiration date of May 14, 2020. (But I may well be mistaken in my calculations)
My former partner used 3 of our existing patents as parent/child patents to have me removed from a new patent using my technology. I am not listed on the new patent but I am listed as the inventor on the 3 patents cited as parent/child.
answered on Dec 6, 2018
This is a common question. A couple of points:
(1) It is essential that the correct contributors get listed as inventors. You can't have any more, or any less, or different, people listed as inventors. If wrong people are listed as inventors, the patent may be invalid and not... Read more »
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answered on Jul 9, 2018
Try:
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/41/b3/13/9416908e0b52dd/USD267103.pdf
How does Tangle Inc still have the patent for the tangle toy? I remember grew up having it as a toy in my childhood. Now I'm 30 years old.
I'm doing patent law research and came across the US patent 7601045 from Tangle Inc. It seems this patent only apply to the textured toys, not... Read more »
answered on Jun 10, 2018
This type of a question is fairly common. How can there be a patent on something that has already been in existence many years before the patent was ever filed?
The answer almost always is that the patent claims a product that is somehow improved over the old product. There is something... Read more »
I'm a law school student and am doing research on patents. I'm wondering why the fidget toy appear on Shark Tank without getting a patent first? Now there are a lot of similar looking toys.
answered on Jun 10, 2018
I've seen a few of the Shark Tank episodes, but unfortunately not one with a fidget toy. Let me try to answer as much as I can though.
As you know, for Sharks having a patent (or filed a patent application), is important for some products. But not for all products or companies.... Read more »
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