Recently Asked Questions - Patent Process

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

patent application in Chile In Patent Process    -  updated on 8/4/2011 Is there a substantive examination for utility model patent application in Chile? what the difference between invention patent application an utility model patent application? Thank you.   Read More    Answer

IS PATENT # 5938099 VALID In Patent Process    -  updated on 8/3/2011 IS PATENT # 5938099 VALID   Read More    Answer

prototype In Patent Process    -  updated on 7/18/2011 i have a patent pending someone is using my concept can i use there product as a prototype since it is my concept claims and total scope on a listed patent pending at the uspto   Read More    Answer

how do I patent an apple pectin formulation In Patent Process    -  updated on 7/13/2011 I have a modified Pectin formulation. How do I get a patent & how much?   Read More    Answer

Current patent assignee bankruptcy , who owns the rights? In Patent Process    -  updated on 7/5/2011 I am joint inventor. The patent was assigned to a company,which is no longer around. My question is does the patent revert back to the Inventors?   Read More    Answer

Final rejection In Patent Process    -  updated on 6/17/2011 can a reference, found in the first office action but not used, be used as new ground for final rejection? Can this be considered as improper ?   Read More    Answer

What needs to happen to a patent when the company type changes from LLC to Corp? In Patent Process    -  updated on 6/3/2011 We have a patent that has been issued in several countries under XYZ LLC. This year we will convert from an LLC to a Corporation, but keep all else the same. Does the change of company type count as if a n...   Read More    Answer

Question Concerning Claim Priority in an Already Issued Patent In Patent Process    -  updated on 6/3/2011 Here's the situation. Provisional filed. Nonprovisional #1 properly claims priority to provisional. Nonprovisional #2 was meant to claim priority as a continuation to Nonprovisional #1. Unfortunately, th...   Read More    Answer

Final Office Action - filing petition In Patent Process    -  updated on 5/23/2011 My US patent application have till now been handled through a European patent lawyer, which unfortunately had some difficulties with their counterpart in the USA. I have now finalized cooperation with the E...   Read More    Answer