Recently Asked Questions - Patent Monetization

Statue of limitations to file In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/26/2009 A company I used to work for (company A) filed my patent in July of 2004, and I assigned all rights to them.  The patent is now being licensed to a second company (company B)which I currently work for. ...   Read More    Answer

German Act for Protection of Inventions In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Hi,     I hope this is the right place to post this--if not, my apologies.     Our scientists have a German collaborator who is a professor at at university (in Germany).  We...   Read More    Answer

Licensing wanted In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I have a fully developed product with an initial inventory, marketing materials, and functional website. I own the patent and trademark rights for my product which I will make part of the licnsing deal. ?I h...   Read More    Answer

SEC Issues In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Can anyone tell me if finding investors for a patent raises SEC issues?   Read More    Answer

Opinion-Urgent In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I have an opportunity to take a case on contingency.  The work would require finding buyers for a patent portfolio.  I would be working together with another patent attorney.  The other attorn...   Read More    Answer

Re: US Patent for Sale In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Just curious, but what do you mean by "end a license agreement"?  Of course, it depends upon the agreement, but it would be unusual for the license agreement to end if the patent is transferre...   Read More    Answer

How do I get rid of unnecessary patents? In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I'm doing some research on what can be done with patents that aren't being used. So far I've figured out that they can be sold through a broker or auctioned off, for profit. I am familar with tech transfer a...   Read More    Answer

Problem with inventor's assignment In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I am patent attorney in a French company and we filed an US patent with three inventors. One of the inventors that left the company three years ago, don't want to assign his rights to the company. However, d...   Read More    Answer

How to qualify an attorney? In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Can anyone suggest some questions that should be asked or things that should be considered when selecting an attorney to represent them (the inventor) in negotiations with potential licensees? Thanks....   Read More    Answer

Need help locating manufacturer In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I have a patent number on a part and am trying to locate who manufacturers this part.  Is there any way to track down who makes this by the patent number? Thanks darrellx   Read More    Answer