Recently Asked Questions - Patent Drafting

Proof - patent filling In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Hi, need a little help here. If I had an idea that I could PROVE was my idea before the said person filled the patent for the same idea who would have ownership of the patent? I have good proof that I had th...   Read More    Answer

internal publication In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Is an internal publication that is made in a University for the Researchers and employees considered as a prior art publication ?   Read More    Answer

First-to-file vs. first-to-invent In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 This is my first post, sorry for my poor knoledge of the US patent system. My question: Is the doctrine f-t-f vs f-t-i only valid in those cases: a) two US pending applications and b) on...   Read More    Answer

Rejection under 102, but only dep claims cited In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Hi, I got a 102(b) rejection for my independent claim and its dependent claims in view of one of my own previous applications. To "prove his point", the examiner cites dependent claims which...   Read More    Answer

responding OA In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 when responsing OA, we often use "doesn't teach" or "doesn't teach or suggest". for example, "applicant asserts that reference A doesn't teach Element B" or "applicant asse...   Read More    Answer

how to response to this office action? In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 i received an office action, independent claim 1 is rejected under 102, and depdent claims 2-5 are rejected under 103 respectively. there are two ways to response to the OA, i dont know which is better. (...   Read More    Answer

Making idea known to the public. Patent it later? In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 If I were to publish my idea to the public - example: A news paper. Could anyone who wanted to make money of my idea? Example: Sell my invention? Could I patent this idea later or would it be too late...   Read More    Answer

Is My Claim Anticipated? In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Assume my invention immediately below is to A, B, C, and D. 1. A device, comprising:      A;      B;      C; and      D.Read More    Answer

Problems with foreign filing In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I filed a US application a while ago.   Is it true that I have one year to file abroad or my own application will be used against me?   If not, what deadlines do I need to worry about if I want to ...   Read More    Answer

pattern In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 This topic has been moved to [link=http://www.intelproplaw.com/Forum/Forum.cgi?board=new_idea;action=display;num=1181594781;start=0]I have an Invention ... Now What?[/link] by JSonnabend.   Read More    Answer