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Foreign patent wanting to sell product in US
In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 11/22/2001
my friend, in germany, has patented a product in germany. now this person wants to sell their invention in the states. do they have to specifically apply for a US patent? what would be a good starting point?   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Patent Law & foreign filing
In Patent Process    -  updated on 10/3/2007
I have invented a process and I wish to file for a foreign patent before filing for a utility patent here in the United States. I am a citizen of the United States and I was wondering if I could file abroad ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Foreign TM Filing
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Client wants to file in a few countries.  So, we go via Madrid, however, I noticed that New Zealand and Mexico are not part of Madrid.  Has anyone filed in these countries?  Can you suggest co...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Foreign Filed application treated as US priority
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hello,

If one filed a foreign application and then used that filing date in the US, would they be granted and treated as though file din US on that date (for purposes of damages, opposition, litigatio...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
A Foreign Trademark Domain... of Google
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Anyone have any experience of Google against the EU trademarks?

My Italian domain of a google trademark just received a C+D and how can I even am sure that the lawyer in question is a google represent...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Foreign Priority - Foreign App then Provisional then Non-Provisional
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Scenario 1:
Foreign application filed Jan 1, 2007
Provisional application filed Jan 1, 2008 attempts to claim priority to Foreign App.

1. Is it possible to file a non-provisional that cl...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Necessary to cite foreign office action itself in a corresponding U.S. app?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Lets say you have a pending U.S. application and you an identical application pending in a foreign country.  The foreign patent office issues an office action rejecting your foreign application based on...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Chinese foreign filing license
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a US-based client that had a factory in China develop her product for which she wants to obtain a US patent.

Do I need to obtain a foreign filing license from the Chinese patent office befo...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Foreign patent filing question
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a client that wants as much time as possible to determine which foreign jurisdictions to file in, but does not want to file a Patent Cooperation Treaty application. Of course a Patent Cooperation Trea...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
supplementary ids based on foreign application
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hi. I'm faced with the following scenario that I couldn't find on previous threads.  US application filed with IDS.  Foreign application filed.  Receive Office Action from foreign ex...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
PCT filing still need a foreign filing license?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
If a PCT application gets submitted to the U.S. Receiving Office, two days before the anniversary of filing a provisional with just the USPTO, is the PCT application good in all of the countries selected, or...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
foreign associates
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
A fair chunk of my work deals with advising foreign associates on how to respond to office actions during the prosecution of a foreign case related to a US case (PCT or not) in whatever country it may be. ?A...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Foreign Filing question
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a question regarding foreign filing.
I have a provisional application filed in Jan 2006 and the utility application filed in Jan 2007. I know the Paris Convention allows a grace period of 12 month...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Foreign PCT filing 6 months after US issued patent
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
If someone filed a Foreign application in a "first to file country", went PCT, US national stage and somehow issued a US patent,

And there exists a 102 prior art reference in a US patent iss...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
foreign filing
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a utility patent filed in year 2002 w/ USPTO.  It has not been issued and is currently being prosecuted.

I want to file this patent in Japan, China and South Korea immediately. Does anyone...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
No foreign filing license granted?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I filed a PPA a few months ago.  The certificate I got back doesn't list any foreign filing license (FFL) information.  I assume it has been denied because of the subject matter of the PPA (firearm...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Foreign pat prevents export of infringed goods ?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Question:
I discussed with a US consumer gadget design firm in one tradeshow several weeks ago. The sales rep said, they only filed US and one oversea patent (China). Since 99% of their proprietary produc...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
foreign citizen
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Client, a Canadian citizen and US resident, wants to file a patent application in the US. He is the sole inventor and has not previously filed elsewhere. Is he permitted to do this? What are the implications...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
non-publication request and cancelled foreign app
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a question about non-publication request.  

A provisional patent application filed 8 months ago.

A foreign application filed 3 months  later claiming priority of the provision...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Foreign Correspondence Address
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Will the USPTO accept a foreign correspondence address and correspond with a foreign inventor?   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
 
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