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Patent Law - Existing Product, New use
In Patent Process    -  updated on 7/18/2003
I've perhaps discovered a new use for an existing product. The results of which surpassed even the best ''pain relief'' style medication on the shelf. I've researched the web and concluded that this company ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
How do I improve on an existing patent without infringing on it?
In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 4/16/1998
I have an idea to improve on an existing patent. What qualifies as an improvement and how would I proceed to do this? My greatest fear is infringment liability. I have searched the US Patent Office regarding...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
registering a trademark for an existing product
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hi,

I'm a wholesaler and have been selling for several months a specific toy with a specific name.
Recently, I was contacted by a company that bought the trade mark for that name related to that to...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Trademark of an existing name
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hi,

    I am from Australia and i realize that most of you are in the U.S., but i am thinking the law maybe similar.

My question is, i own a business where people come to stay with m...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Re: Trademark existing city name for new developme
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I am not an attorney but feel fairly comfortable in answering you. ?To both questions, no.   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Improving an existing idea
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Question:  If I wanted to change the material of, say, door hindges and want to market that product under a name.  What would the process be?

Thanks in advance.   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Application for goods not described by existing TM
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
A television game show name (i.e., "The Price is Wrong") is registered for class 009 and describes goods and services as "AMUSEMENT APPARATUS FOR USE WITH OR INCORPORATING A TELEVISION SCREEN ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Can I use an existing TM for different use?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have an idea for a t-shirt, which is sort of a name. It consists of a combination of letters and numbers. I did a search and it comes up as trademarked but for a different purpose.

Can I trademark m...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Contest an existing trademark?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
What is the proceedure for contesting an existing trademark? I checked the uspto.gov web site and couldn't seem to find a form or info on the process. The only thing I could find was information a "Noti...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Patent Costs in UK for existing PCT App?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hi,
our company has filed a non provisional application in the US (and for PCT) a while ago. The time has come to consider foreign filings. The official fees for a UK filing are quite low (hundreds of GBP...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
how do I patent ideas of existing products?
In I have an invention … now what?    -  updated on 2/26/2009
my intellect seems to be geared toward improvement of present  products, and these seem in theory to be very profitable... the next best fishing lure; a different way to build something in construction ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
I have a new idea to existing
In I have an invention … now what?    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Online poker is a multi billion industry, my idea would make existing sites obselete. Need funding, for profit sharing.   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Improvement of sales of existing product
In I have an invention … now what?    -  updated on 2/26/2009
If I made public something I knew that would drastically improve the sales of someone else's product, would I be entitled to any of the sales? Thanks in advance.   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
New Improvement On existing product
In I have an invention … now what?    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have an investor willing to take part on my creation. What steps can i take so that the investor wont steal my idea?   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Existing Patent...how do I address it?
In I have an invention … now what?    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have developed an invention but have recently located an existing patent that is now 17 years old; it does not appear the product was ever produced/licensed/
marketed (US).  The patent is broad eno...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Imrproving upon an existing idea
In I have an invention … now what?    -  updated on 2/26/2009
How much of a difference does the new idea have to be from the existing idea to be patentable.

ie: let's say there's a patent on the chair. you decide that you are going to put little indentions in yo...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Can a Claim drafted using Pre-existing Claim ?
In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hello,


If an inventor comes across a very well drafted claim which is similar
to the one he/she would like to draft, is it a violation of copyright to
use essentially the same pr...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Patent? Improvement on Existing Item.
In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hi

I have figured out a way to improve an existing product, making it easier to use.  The item is due to take front stage due to Global Warming and Environmental Concerns.  The product has a...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Patent an existing item made of new material?
In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Example: Tons of mfgs. make standard red clay flower pots. If I wanted to make a flower pot out of glass, or metal using the same standard flower pot design, could I get a patent?  Design or utility? &n...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Improvement In Existing Product
In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I want to patent an improvement in an existing product that is already being sold.  

The Object of Invention:  The object, for example, is to automatically cover a chair with a new seat cove...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
 
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