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business idea In Other    -  updated on 1/9/2012 I am starting a new company and want to pitch a cost reduction idea to a large company by selling them equipment and services to reduce their operating costs. Other than confidentiality agreement is there a...   Read More    Answer

song writes In Other    -  updated on 9/21/2011 If I uses a phrase from a song of a professional group to put on a t-shirt do I have to get the groups permission?   Read More    Answer

t-shirt logos/sayings In Other    -  updated on 9/21/2011 if I want to use the phrase "life is good, don't waste a minute" on a t-shirt can I do that since "life is good" is a catch phrase of one t-shirt company....in other words can I make their phrase part of my ...   Read More    Answer

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

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

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

Former employer patenting my idea. In Other    -  updated on 8/12/2011 A former employer contacted me about filing a patent on an idea/invention that I came up with while I was working for them, and I told them that I did not want my name to appear on the patent. Questions ...   Read More    Answer

patent authorisetion to my wife? In Other    -  updated on 8/7/2011 I am a patent holder I want to sell my product in market but I am servcein public sector company what can I sell product? if no can I trnsfer my patent rights to my wife?if yes ,what process?   Read More    Answer

traditional knowledge In Other    -  updated on 8/7/2011 in your view is it ethical to be able to patent indigeneus knowledge of various communities? what laws can be framed or solutions be carried out in order to settle disputes on this issue as well as to be abl...   Read More    Answer