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Ownership of patent vs. corporation and divorce
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 4/27/2009
I hold several patents in my name for successful children's products, items that I personally invented. I own a company with my husband and his brother which sells the products. The brother has 40% ownership...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Do I need a patent..or something else
In Patent Process    -  updated on 1/21/2009
I have an idea for a new product and I want to try and get it off the ground and sell it to a major corportation. I know I need to get something to protect my idea before anything, but I don't know if I shou...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Non-Compete/inventions-
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/7/2006
I am being asked by my employer to sign a non-compete agreement that also includes a section regarding 'inventions' that states anything I create/invent that has to do with this business becomes their proper...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Trademarks, Patents, etc. required to manufacture clothing
In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 6/8/2004
I am considering starting a business to manufacture a specific type of clothing. The product would be chef pants, and the design I have in mind would be unique when compared to other chef pants available cur...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Misleading information about ownership of patents
In Litigation    -  updated on 1/31/2008
Can I file a lawsuit (other than patent infringement) against a company misrepresenting on their website ownership or title to technology for which I have been granted US patent and given to them no rights.   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Patent Rights default ownership in Florida
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 10/17/2007
In Florida does an employee's I.P. ownewrship automatically default to their employer if there is no employment contract, employment policies, or any written or oral agreement between employee and employer?   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Do fashion designs get patented?
In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 5/16/2007
Do fashion designs get patented? I am currently a boutique owner with a dream to maunufacture clothing. I love fashion and keep up with whats on the runway. Will I be infringing on anything if I were to crea...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Is this patent for real?
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 5/2/2006
I am developing a device that utilizes an elastic band with a print on it. I was searching through patents and came across this. Is this for real? http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6701532.html I can't even u...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Ownership of patents after S-corp dissoves
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 5/31/2005
There are 4 owners of an S-Corp. One owner at 50%, the other 3 total 50%. There are several patents, both design and utility. Most, but not all were developed by the 50% owner. All were purchased by the S-co...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Divorce and Patent Ownership
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 1/5/2004
I am currently self employed and have designed different products on which I have filed four separate provisional patents. The designs are entirely my own, the wife had no input. Conception and development o...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
ownership of a patent invented by an inventor who works for two companies
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 5/11/2003
My question is the following: A person is working simultaneously as an employee for two companies. The two companies are aware of this fact, and have no objection. As a result of the work of this person an i...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Selling partial ownership of patents
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 6/25/2002
I am 25% owner of a private C-Corp that owns 20+ patents of manufactured items. If I sell my shares to another manufacturing company (perhaps a competitor), what rights does that company have to the patents?...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Is This Patentable?
In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 3/10/2002
Suppose the automobile had been invented 30 years ago. Since then, automobile headlights have all been run exclusively by burning acetylene gas. Three years ago, Thomas Edison invented the electric light bul...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Is this patent assignment enforceable?
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 6/28/2001
During the time that my patent was in the Provisional status, I assigned it to a company that I was part owner of and another company that helped me develop it. Immediately after receiving notification that ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Patents on clothing
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 7/25/2001
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I am creating a clothing line. Actually it is an extension to something that is already being produced. Ex: underwear.. i have created something that goes...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Question about ownership of patent documents
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 1/22/2007
I recently purchased an item that is related to a collecting hobby of mine. It is an original set of pre-1900 patent documents for a fairly important patent. These are the documents issued to the owner of th...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Question about ownership of patent documents
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 1/22/2007
I recently purchased an item that is related to a collecting hobby of mine. It is an original set of pre-1900 patent documents for a fairly important patent. These are the documents issued to the owner of th...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Selling something sewn from Licensed Material
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Can I sell a Blanket that has the Helmet and Lightning Bolt  of the San Diego Chargers sew on to it that has been cut from Licensed Material I have purchased?   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Is this liklihood of confusion argument going in the right direction?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I found this website today while searching for effective ways to respond to an office action regarding liklihood of confusion. I think everyone on here is very helpful and courteous.

Anyway, my q...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
can i use this logo?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
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i have a new design company in the UK which is called Studio 66. I would like to use the logo (shield) that Route 66 (car navigation company) has but have my details within the shield?

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