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answered on Jan 30, 2020
Well, the entire point of getting a patent is to make make money on it. There is something wrong if your father-in-law is not making money on his invention but other people are.
Your father-in-law should go see a patent litigator.
her mom and dad are in a custody battle and her father is upset that she doesn't want to be with him anymore so he wants to punish her by sending her to jail can he do that? without good reasoning?
answered on Nov 14, 2019
If she is deemed "unruly" and fails to follow the court-ordered custody, she could go to juvenile detention.
I worked for a company that had many non-disclosure agreements
answered on Oct 24, 2019
Hi. Good question. You have to do a prior art search. Not an easy thing to do, often containing two levels. First is a outsourced company doing the prior art search. Second, a patent attorney analyzing and providing opinions on the prior art.
Worked for Lennox Industries for 19yrs; this was my final project. Even the events to my termination were questionable; at best, in my estimation.
answered on Sep 28, 2019
Congratulations on being an inventor on a US patent. You can download a PDF of the patent at https://patents.google.com/patent/US10337727B2/en?oq=10337727 and then print the patent out.
If you want the patent on some thicker stock, you can buy one from the USPTO for $3. I have not done... View More 
answered on May 15, 2019
Short answer is that I do not know without looking. Eventually, you may want a patent attorney to help you. I am not sure whether you are looking to obtain a patent or just want to be clear of the patents for others. The searches for these two questions overlap but they are not exactly the same.... View More
I have several patent, and the maintenance fee when do you soon ; I want to change the entity type to micro so I can pay $400 tip patent rather than $1600 . Also, my address want to be changed as well. Beside I am not familiar with filling required documents, therefore what could be the range of... View More
answered on May 15, 2019
You just need to file a certificate of micro entity status. You can get the form at uspto.gov/forms.
For example, a site to where a User can search a specific section of a cemetery/gravesite or the entire cemetery as a whole and looks for certain groups, people of interest and whatnot?
answered on May 10, 2019
I'm not aware of any such patent and a cursory search of the available databases don't turn up any such patents. (though there was an interesting one which incorporated video into a gravestone!) However, this doesn't tell us if one exists either in the US or in other jurisdictions.... View More
If the product has items they use all ready patent by someone else
answered on Jun 21, 2018
First it is important that you do NOT have any public use of your invention or prototypes. There is a razor thin exception for necessary testing but you should consult with a patent attorney before engaging in any public testing.
Second it is important that you do not have any sale of the... View More
I have researched benefits of specific vegetables and fruits and started using them in animal feed production with great results in animal health and performance. No other feed company includes these ingredients in their feed. Can I patent this to prevent competitors from duplicating my feed /... View More
answered on Mar 31, 2018
Starting in March of 2013, the rules for what could be patented changed. See https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/102
The relevant text is
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless—
(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or... View More
answered on Feb 9, 2018
If you are asking about US Patent No. 7,877,903, then the answer is that the patent protects only certain types of interchangeable shoe-forming assemblies.
(The way that you tell is by looking at the patent claims at the end of the patent. The field of invention is not really useful in... View More
He is always trying to make me look bad and starting fights. Sometimes he don't return her to me on Sundays like we agreed on. I've been dealing with him call me names and stuff for 4 year and I'm tired of it. I don't want to make myself look bad but something has to change. For... View More
answered on Dec 11, 2017
The court could consider that. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local family law attorney who can review all the facts of the situation and advise you. If the father is not paying child support, you can file in court to make him start paying.
Do I need a patent, trademark, or copyright?
answered on Oct 25, 2017
What type of class? How is the class material presented?
It's likely that copyright is the appropriate type of protection, but it's unclear without more information.
Hello, I'm 15 years old and living in ohio. I want to get emancipated in one day(which I know is kind of a stretch), but I don't wish to live with my mom anymore. I already have a place to stay(with my friend and her parent) and I'll be paying some of the bills to stay there. Since I... View More
answered on Sep 22, 2017
If you leave, you could end up in juvenile detention, and the people you stay with could get into trouble. Ohio does not recognize emancipation. Here is a link to more information:
https://www.ohiobar.org/forpublic/resources/lawyoucanuse/pages/lawyoucanuse-255.aspx
If you have... View More
answered on Sep 17, 2017
You do not need to actually construct your invention to get a patent. You can simply describe it in a way that it is sufficient for someone else who is knowledgeable in the field to follow your description to actually construct it.
But there is a bigger issue at play here. There are... View More
Areas of interest:
Nanotechnology + Optics + Thin Film Technology
answered on Feb 1, 2017
I am not sure if I quite understand what you are asking, but let me make a few comments:
(1) A proof of concept is usually obtained by performing research on the product or service that you want to put onto the marketplace. The type of questions that are being investigated are: “Will... View More
I recently discovered that my idea of invention had already been patented by another individual 5 years ago. However, the product is not available to this day and I passionately wish to bring this invention to life. What are my options?
answered on Dec 27, 2016
You can contact the patent owner and negotiate a license from the patent owner to produce the product or purchase the patent rights. Consult a local patent attorney.
The patent was under the name of terry giacin and was for "rubber baby bumpers"
answered on Aug 30, 2015
Depends who owns the patent and if the product is marketable. Talk to a local patent lawyer.
Please Take Notice: I am not your lawyer unless we enter into an engagement agreement in writing. This is general information that is given for legal education only. It is not legal advice, and it... View More
answered on Nov 21, 2010
Assuming you never signed an agreement with WalMart stating that you would assign inventions to them, it is very unlikely that WalMart has a claim on your invention. Except in instances where there is an agreement, or a particular employee was "hired to invent," the employee, not... View More
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