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Discovery of business method / patent and employer claim to right
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 9/30/2008
I work for a company that makes widgets. These widgets are used by other companies to provide consumers a service. If I discovered and patented a business process that makes it so companies no longer need to...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Patent Claims
In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 9/9/2003
My question concerns patent law, specifically claims. If claim A is an indpendent claim and claims B through J are dependent claims of claim A is it necessary for all dependent claims B through J to be prese...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Priority rights in claiming a patent
In International patents    -  updated on 11/24/2002
What are the adbantage and disadvantage of the priority rights in the US and European law?   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Claiming to have a patent
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/12/2002
If I advertise a new product, which I have invented, will I be guilty of breaking any law if I claim it is ''patented'', when in fact I have not obtained or even sought a patent for it? Thank you very much f...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Role of Disclaimer in Infringement
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
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Can anyone explain the role of disclaimer in infringement?  My thoughts are, there is no role because it is perception and market confusion.  Consumers do not know and do not care...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
How to state a word mark with generic term:  Disclaim or drop the generic term?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Let's say that I sell a series of CDs of lullabies, but have plans to eventually offer incense to help relax people, and specially designed pillows designed to do the same.  For sake of the example...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Disclaimer
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
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I have read TMEP 1213.   Is it safe for me to define the "disclaimer" standard as "any word not able to be registered if standing on its own."

Regards,

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Ebay is refusing to accept my Counter-Notice Claim
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Sorry but I am new here. I had typed a pretty lengthy and detailed message but it seems that I cannot post it( Even though my message doesn't include any links)

Anyhow, here a brief summary:

On...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Claimed trademark infringment
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Does "XXXXisco" infringe on a trademark that is "XXXX"?

A big company just claimed that, but I am not certain if that claim is legit. Please help. Thanks!   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Disclaimers??
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I own a company, XYZ, with a trademark that is registered.  It is an apparel company.  Recently, another company selling clothing in the same industry (golf) has applied for registration "XYZW...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Reclaiming an abandoned trademark
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I missed responding to an office action from a USPTO examiner within the 6 month deadline last week. Now we do want the trademark after all and accept the examiners changes. Do I have to start over with a ne...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
claiming profits from an infringer?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hello,  I have been infringed against.  The infringer used the name of my company (registered) on the exact same goods.  I have read that the owner of a mark can obtain the profits such infrin...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Claim to trademark and www issues
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hope you good people can help someone who is completely at a loss on how to proceed. My story so far:

I have decided to build my own website. It will be an information source with updates on a topical...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Criteria for deciding whether a claim is independent or dependent
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
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I am trying to figure out the criteria for deciding whether a claim is dependent or not and, in particular, in the field of biotechnology. According to MPEP, a claim is dependent on another...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Approved claims in published patents
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I'm now deep in searching issued Patent applications.

I was wondering whether all the claims appearing in a published application (which was issued) are approved claims, or whether only the c...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
new matter ? -  an object in the filed dwgs (but not in filed claims)
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
   In responding to an initial Office Action, it became apparent that applicant's structure
patentably distinguished over cited art but, in order to express the differences, it was
n...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Claiming compound where prior art teaches a mixture
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
My application claims compound A. The prior art teaches a mixture of several compounds one of which is compound A. The prior art fails to appreciate the benefits of A.

Since the compound is disclo...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
actor in method claim
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Method claims are most commonly written as a series of steps. The steps are most commonly formed with and beginning with the gerund form of the verb.

What if an actor(means or structures for perf...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Restriction Requirement--Withdraw or Cancel Non-elected Claims?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
After receiving a restriction requirement between inventions A and B, invention A was elected.   In a preliminary amendment to add claims to invention A after the election, is any harm done (estopp...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
question about claims
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hi,


I ve read some patents where "the" and "said" are used.

But I don't see any difference in using them in dependent claims.

Can we use them a...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
 
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