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Patent Search In Other    -  updated on 8/31/2011 I would like to manufacture a back brace. Our back brace design incorporates three parts; a belt, a back panel and a front panel. Our back brace's belt functions and looks almost identical to another back b...   Read More    Answer

it is currently possible to file a patent application in Surinam? In I have an invention … now what?    -  updated on 8/31/2011 Good morning, I am a trademark attorney in Holland. Can you let me know for one of my clients whether it is currently possible to file a patent application in Surinam? The matter is urgent, deadline Octo...   Read More    Answer

Cigar ring lable In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 8/30/2011 If I take a picture from the internet (lets say a frog)copy it, and turn it into a cigar ring lable, can I patent it?   Read More    Answer

registering my name, and signature mark In Trademark    -  updated on 8/30/2011 Thanks, I am a Glass Artist that is trying very hard to move into social network marketing. And I am just in the elementary phases of this. My works signature name is IZABELLA ART GLASS which is created bu...   Read More    Answer

garden settee In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 8/28/2011 I bought a folding garden settee (from the 1920s) with a unique shape at a yard sale. Its very weathered but I bought it as a pattern. I would like to copy the design and ornamentation exactly and eventual...   Read More    Answer

design verse utility In Patent Process    -  updated on 8/23/2011 Can a design patent be argued to have utility function and be changed into a utility patent? Can a design patent application be converted to a utility patent and maintain the original date of the PTO issuance?   Read More    Answer

MANUFACTURING EXPIRED PATEN PRODUCTS In Other    -  updated on 8/22/2011 Enter your question here... The more details you put, the better your answers are likely to be!   Read More    Answer

Patent drawing- multiple page flow chart In Other    -  updated on 8/21/2011 My drawing spans multiple pages and is in the form of a flow chart. It is not easily broken into parts that can stand independently. If this were for non-patent use, I would just show an off page connector...   Read More    Answer

is it legal to use a existing product in your product In I have an invention … now what?    -  updated on 8/18/2011 Enter your question here... The more details you put, the better your answers are likely to be!   Read More    Answer

Patent filing In Other    -  updated on 8/17/2011 What can be the FILING related shortcomings to two or more similar inventions filed by: 1. SAME PERSON, 2. OTHERS   Read More    Answer