Your current state is Ohio
answered on Nov 1, 2021
What patent are you referring to? Please provide a patent number.
answered on Oct 28, 2021
You are not mentioning what patent or patent application you are referring to. Please provide more details.
I need a patent lawyer to pursue Apple Pay for this patent
answered on Oct 27, 2021
All that was posted to the patent attorneys was "I need a patent lawyer to pursue Apple Pay for this patent" It is not clear what patent you are talking about.
To the extent that you believe you have a lawsuit for patent infringement, then it is not a good idea to share that in... View More 
Hi:
I want to patent an idea. If I file a provisional patent on my own and hire a patent attorney later to file a nonprovisional patent on the same idea, can he/she modify the provisional patent and correct/modify any flaws that I possibly make in the provisional patent?
Thank you... View More
answered on Oct 26, 2021
The thing to keep in mind is that any application filing, provisional or otherwise, only holds a solid priority date for you if it provides adequate written description and enablement for your invention. So, while truly cosmetic things can be "corrected" without a problem, if new matter... View More
My original company sold a golf grip that was issued a patent 10 years after I first sold these grips.
answered on Oct 22, 2021
A patent should not be issued if the patented claims read on a product that was on sale before the patent application was filed. It would be unusual but not impossible for a patent to issue from a patent application family that stretches back 10 years.
The patent may be for a very narrow... View More
Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt40345610EFS ID:Application Number:16999073
answered on Oct 18, 2021
Most interactions between a patent attorney and the United States Patent and Trademark Office do not require a signed Power of Attorney. So it is possible that the attorney will not file the Power of Attorney unless there is something to be submitted that requires the Power of Attorney form.... View More
I've been thinking and talking to invent help, but I need to patent it first. And how long does it take to complete. And what should I do first?
answered on Oct 15, 2021
I think the best place to start is by reading some patents that are in the field where you hope to obtain a patent. Getting a patent is hard. This will make more sense once you have read some patents and maybe looked at the arguments made during the process to examine the patent. This will get... View More
ear straps for a binky for babys attached to the side wholes of the binky. i would like to actually create something like this and see its already out but wanted ,ore information on it. i saw clips that you clip onto the binky but i was to have mine built in and mass produce. can you help me please?
answered on Oct 13, 2021
You will need to contact a patent attorney to determine if your product would infringe on a patented product. Perhaps the patent you saw has already expired or no longer valid, but there may be other patented products that you may be at risk of infringing. It is important to determine the... View More
Ventura California
Home of the corn burrito per Wikipedia
We have developed a new solution that is related to the way in which a device is able to analyze the data.
answered on Oct 11, 2021
There are many types of software. Some software running on a general purpose computer is the glue that holds together a business that works with people to achieve a purpose. While this software is important to the business, if it is merely a reflection of how the people interact together, then it... View More
answered on Oct 9, 2021
A beer syringe named "Bierstick" was allegedly invented by Brandon Sirian, alongside his brothers, Justin and Ryan. A quick search for an inventor name Sirian does not turn up any US patents. Though you'd need to hire a patent attorney to give you a definite answer, it does not... View More
I would like them to financially support the patenting process and also develop the technology in exchange for a percentage of the patent rights.
Would this be something that such technology giants might be interested in at all?
Thank you very much for your time.
answered on Oct 9, 2021
I cannot speak for Samsung but a more common pattern is that the big company does not want to talk to you at all until you have an issued patent. Sometimes they will talk to you once you have a patent application filed. But at that stage it is not clear whether you will obtain rights at all.... View More
I am being accused of copyright infringement by a company because we make the same product but in different ways. We both make hock socks (protective socks for rabbit's feet) The other company makes them with 3 different fabrics a solid toe and velcro or button around the ankle. I make mine... View More
answered on Oct 8, 2021
Patents cover the invention that is described in the claims of the patent. A patent may indeed cover all hock socks, or it may cover just a very specific type of hock socks. Without knowing more, we can't really tell you.
Given that you've been contacted by the patent... View More
I am trying to understand fair use and social media. If I were to make an edible product and hand create in icing an image of a trademark such as an NFL logo, video game character, or other trademarked image can I put the image of my final product on instagram? I am not selling the exact edible... View More
answered on Oct 6, 2021
No. You shouldn't do that. It would be difficult to argue that what you are describing is fair use.
Some people selling trademarked products do not get caught, say, when they sell their products at a neighborhood picnic, but NFL has lots of people making sure that their trademarks... View More
answered on Oct 6, 2021
You asked -- I want to know if I could use the patent US20050149421A1for free in European Union.
A few clarifications. First US20050149421A1 is not a patent. It is a publication of a patent application that did not mature into a patent in the US.
So this particular document does... View More
I just don't have any idea where to start? I need to get the idea made into something physical that can sell. I also don't want to lose the opportunity to make the idea mine so that someone else can't steal it from me. I have never heard of this kind of product before so I guess I... View More
answered on Oct 5, 2021
Good luck on your journey. Eventually you will need to work with a patent attorney if you want to protect your idea.
But it does not hurt to get some general orientation before you reach out to a patent attorney. Knowing some of the lay of the land and vocabulary will make you more... View More
The Bankruptcy Court said I owed
Payment s to my plan . My case was ruled against me and ended before the Appeal the Appellate Court decided the Vacate Remand Order. The Bankruptcy Judge who did so was removed from his cases before he made the decision.
I have unquestionable... View More
answered on Oct 4, 2021
This question was posted as a question on patents (inventions). That is not the right topic. You may get better answers if you post this as a bankruptcy question.
Good Luck
Kevin E Flynn
I submitted a good patent with my *previous* company. And now as a part of filing, they sent me an "assignment" PDF file to sign which is odd to me and I never had an experience with signing such a file (I was going to sue the company so I'm a bit suspicious about their request).... View More
answered on Sep 29, 2021
Basically they want you to give them the patent.
Depending on your employment contract they may have rights to it already.
Consult with an attorney.
Can I patent this facts with living proof of what causes the earthquake and much much more??
answered on Sep 26, 2021
A patent allow you to prohibit others from making, using, selling, or offering to sell something that uses the patented technology. So it is not about documenting a truth about how the universe was formed.
If there is some way that someone could use your information to do something, then... View More
answered on Sep 24, 2021
This question was routed to patent attorneys that work with inventors. That is not the right group of lawyers to answer this. It does not sound like landlord-tenant either.
In real estate law there is a little used provision called adverse possession that was left over from a much... View More
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