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answered on May 2, 2023
A plant patent grants the holder the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention related to a new variety of plant for a period of 20 years from the filing date of the patent application. Therefore, the expiration date of a plant patent is calculated from the filing date, not the date on... View More 
answered on Apr 10, 2023
D600791 - Anticipated expiration 2023-09-22
D792576 - Anticipated expiration 2032-07-18
My parents have 400 acres. My mother left my father, but never divorced him. She has been with multiple other men over the last 7-8 years. My dad passed away last August and she's getting the entire profit off the house, plus the land.. she's getting 800,000 while me and my sister are... View More
I have wanted to get patents but feel I couldn't afford it. What should I expect in the process of contacting a patent attorney and the cost?
answered on Apr 25, 2021
A patent is a business tool. Just like a rice milling machine, or a tractor trailer truck, or a deep ocean trawler, or a customer list. It is just a tool.
What I ask people who are interested in getting a patent is whether they have a plan on how to monetize the patent that I could get... View More
answered on Nov 23, 2020
Yes, you should be able to do that.
The technology with credit cards has evolved by using raised numbers, then magnetic strips, then chips, so if you come up with yet another advance in technology, you should be able to get a patent on that.
Or if you make a credit card that is... View More
The developer is in India and has the ready-made app that I need to run my business. Developer is offering to sell me a license to use the app since I do not have the money to buy the app outright. However, I am concerned about paying for use of the app only and end up in a situation where the app... View More
answered on May 26, 2020
The advice you are asking for might be too complicated to answer on a message board here. And, if it is a major business decision it should be done with the proper due diligence.
A potential tactic that can be used is ask the person you are buying the license from if they have a standard... View More
Hello, I have a question regarding a question on the patent application data sheet (PTO/AIA/14.) In the application section thereof it asks if small entity status is claimed. I am claiming micro entity status; however, I question whether or not I should check the box for small entity status as it... View More
answered on Feb 16, 2019
I checked the small entity box on one of the first micro entity submissions I made as part of being a micro entity is that you qualify as a small entity. That confused people at the USPTO.
So if you are going to pay small entity fees, check small entity. If you are going to pay micro... View More
answered on Feb 19, 2018
It depends on what is trademarked. It could be the logo, it could be the stylized lettering, or it could be the text itself. You, or your trademark lawyer, should be able to find out upon examining the Trademark Office files.
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