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answered on Jul 16, 2017
You are thinking about pretending you are your great-grandfather? They will be able to piece the clues together and know that you are not him. Ask them honestly what you will have to do to establish your claim to the funds.
He has filed the patent and also the original prototype was made by my father
answered on Jun 29, 2017
There are absolutely legal steps you can take. Filing for patent if you are not the true inventor is generally a wasted effort. It is not difficult to render such a patent unenforceable. There are many possible courses of action. One example would be to attempt to convince your ex-husband that it... View More 
My Mother was granted guardianship of my children. She has been in violation of it for years. Now I am disabled and am living in the household and am witness to the mental and physical abuse that she is inflicting on the children and I. I would like to know how to go about helping me and the kids... View More
answered on Jun 26, 2017
If a current order is being violated then you can file a motion for enforcement. If you want to change the current order then you can file a motion for modification. Either way you nned to file something with the court.
This company scammed thousands of people with their Ideas on patents. They are still under investigation. They are in Florida and I'm in Tennessee.
answered on May 9, 2017
Sorry that you were scammed.
Generally, clients are never legally bound to their attorneys. Any client can at any time fire his/her attorney, and walk away. There are some special exceptions, none of which would likely apply here.
The client still has to pay any outstanding bills.
I was told by a patent lawyer that the US government would not permit such a patent to be in public view. This of course is discouraging. Is it true?
The inventor of this propulsion device would like to license various corporations and in various countries around the world with this... View More
answered on Apr 3, 2017
Yes it is possible! The government (I believe it is the DoD) would screen the application (as they do all applications) for any technology that could threaten security/safety of the public. Given your brief description, it doesn't seem to fall into that category. That said, even if there were... View More
I see that they have a patent for insulating containers and the rubber T strap latch design and I do not know if I should just completely wipe out my design or what I am ok with or not ok with doing. If I have any rubber strap is that patented? Because all the competitors have this strap and it is... View More
answered on Mar 3, 2017
It is great to see new businesses getting into rotomolded cooler business. It is surprising how expensive these coolers are, and hopefully, the prices are going to go down to more reasonable levels.
The Yeti v Rtic lawsuit was settled earlier last month. Given that the popular press has... View More
answered on Feb 20, 2017
Litigation can be expensive so Bape may have decided just to let it go. In New York City, there are dozens of "Ray's" Pizzas and everyone let's it go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray's_Pizza
How specific does a patent need to be?
answered on Feb 3, 2017
Drafting a patent is a highly technical task and should be done by an experienced patent attorney. Contact your state bar association, using their lawyer referral program, to find the contact information of an experienced patent attorney.
answered on Nov 22, 2016
Do you have a business plan? Do you have a way of making money on it?
If yes, then go talk to a patent lawyer.
i'm currently enrolled in school, so what i can do
answered on Nov 18, 2016
This sounds like an immigration question. You need an attorney who specializes in immigration. I do not handle these types of cases.
Am Egyptian and my mother's ph.d. was from Oregon state university at 1963.
I want to ask nasa to pay for that
answered on Jul 24, 2016
The National Aeronautics and Space administration (NASA) used your mother's PHD degree to design a product? How do you mean they "used" her PHD? Was it the product she designed, they used her name in association with the product, or something else?
If there is a potential... View More
answered on May 24, 2016
"... If the maintenance fee has not been paid at the conclusion of the grace period, the patent expires for non-payment of maintenance fees. It can be revived, however, by a petition showing that the non-payment was unintentional ..."... View More
The company I worked for did not list me as inventory, the former CEO is listed and he would witness that I too was an inventor. The current assignee will not assist with this, how do I get my name on the patent?
answered on Jul 16, 2015
Patent lawyers rarely answer questions here . Go see one with this issue.
I NEED SOME WHO KNOWS HOW TO WRITE AN APP AND ALSO HOW DO I KNOW IF THE IDEA IS ALREADY OUT THERE
Invention may or may not be created to how I imagine, but generally speaking has a patent. But my intended use is for something different?
This belongs to SeerGate LTD, can't find much else.
answered on Feb 9, 2015
The chances of this question actually being answered by a patent lawyer are very, very slim. Go see one.
I have been selling a bike chain bracelet made in China since 2011, but a competitor filed a patent for it in the USA and it has been granted. Patent number: D719045
I have my orders with images from china dated prior to his application date.
answered on Feb 7, 2015
You need to actually go see a patent attorney with this matter. There are non that I know of who will answer this question on this forum.
grammatic errors in the claims patent number 6587790
answered on Feb 7, 2015
Do you mean reapply for the patent? You probably need to actually go see a patent attorney.
answered on Feb 4, 2015
This question will not be answered by a patent attorney on this forum in my opinion. Go see one.
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