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I’m looking to create a mobile program that allows kids to create their own stories by supplying them with art assets and allowing them to write in text. If this patent is that exact thing, is there a way around creating that or am I completely blocked on making this program? When does the patent... View More 
answered on Nov 7, 2017
Thanks for caring enough about doing the right thing to ask a question. The technical term for what you are asking is called freedom to operate (FTO) or sometimes "clearance". You are asking whether there are concrete legal rights that exist that would impinge on your freedom to operate... View More
I have 2.5 acre along the Lewis River, I have mineral rights and an updated Land Patent from the Oregon Land Grant act.
A structure was built in 1968, one year before Clark County WA code development existed. The structure was removed in October 1997, because of a flood caused by the 3 dams... View More
answered on Apr 25, 2017
A land patent is the highest proof of title over land. It is extremely authoritative. With that said, the laws of the jurisdiction will dictate your ability to use and develop the property. Ownership is only a piece of the puzzle. Your rights to improve the property are still subject to Oregon law.
I am looking to find if company "quikshow.com" Has a patent on the idea, and if so, what the patent entails so that I can maybe play around and see what possibilities I may have for this business.
answered on Mar 11, 2017
How do you tell? It is not easy to do so without hiring a professional to do it, but here are some steps that you can take yourself.
(1) Products need to have some sort of patent markings to give notice to potential infringers. With software, take a look at their website, at the shrink... View More
answered on Feb 8, 2017
If you're looking for general information about patents, the U.S. Patent Office has a good overview here: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/general-information-concerning-patents
answered on Feb 6, 2017
Patent forms can be found here: https://www.uspto.gov/patent/forms/forms-patent-applications-filed-or-after-september-16-2012
A patent application is a document that a patent attorney writes for an inventor, based on an interview with the inventor, or based on various documents that the... View More
For example, if a patent describes a luxury aircraft seat with a certain method of reclining and with a certain kind of tray table configuration, would the patent be violated if another manufacturer copies only the tray table configuration? Or, is the patent only violated if both the tray table... View More
answered on Nov 22, 2016
Good question. It does not matter what the patent describes. What matter is what the CLAIMS recite. If the claims recite both the table tray and the recline mechanism, then copying only the tray or the recline mechanism will not infringe the patent claims.
answered on Feb 26, 2014
You should contact a patent practitioner who can help you conduct a patentability search, and most importantly, interpret search results.
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