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Patent owners in dispute over loan
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 9/7/2000
I licensed a manufacturer to make and distribute my patented food product. I own 80% and the manufacturer owns 20 % of the patent. In our signed agreement, he hired me as a consultant to market the product. ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
I received my NOA...I have a question or 2 or 4 or 10
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Let me preface this with I apologize for asking what may be EXTREMELY obvious to others on this site.

I received my NOA for the application that I placed for a Registered Trademark. According to t...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Can a multi-class application be divided after receipt of a Final OA?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Post Final OA issuance, can a multi-class, use-based application be divided out into two applications - two classes remaining as use-based and one class reassigned as an ITU?  The non-final action state...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Monopoly board game theme
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have created a game based heavily on the board game monopoly. Rules are basically the same as well as the look. I have been trying to research the legal issues on this for quite awhile and have become more...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Using a business name already used abroad
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a quick question.  I have a name for a cycle tour company I intend to start in England.  The name is great, but it is already used by a bike shop in Canada.  There is no geographical or...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Independent boardgame company TM questions
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I'm trying to start an independent boardgame company, and the legal issue that I'm most concerned about at this time is choosing a company name. ?I understand that what is important is whether the name is li...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Trademarking the name of a boardgame
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I'm trying to self-publish a boardgame that I developed.  I don't want to pay the fee to register an intent-to-use trademark for the name, and I see that many game companies do not have registered trade...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Holder of unregistered mark is based abroad
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I see that a mark I have applied for is used by a company that is based abroad and whose activity is abroad but claims to have customers in the US and has a website which can be viewed in the US where a use ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Doamain name in trademark
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I am starting a business to sell a new product.  I would like to use a domain name such as  xyzproduct.com as the trademark with distinctive graphics as well as the name of the business to be incor...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
microarray data
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Does anyone know how to deal with DNA microarray data in US patent applications?  MPEP does not say anything about that.  The data set is bulky (>2000 rows in excel) and is the result of one of ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Broadening of claims?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hello.

I was hoping someone could tell me if an amendment to the claims, such as shown below, would be considered broadening by the uspto.

Original Claims
1. A device comprising: A...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Withdrawal vs. Revocation of POA
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Here is the deal: I filed a Petition to Withdraw as Attorney of record 6 months ago.  The case has been transferred to another attorney at another firm, and she has been dutifully handling prosecution.&...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
public PAIR, any way to download complete docs?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
When I look at OA's and other documents in public PAIR, I can only access one page at a time.  PAIR also seems to require that I actually click on the link to the document from my browser, which then op...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
When can a continuation 1st OA be final?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I am looking at 706.07(b) and it seems that a first Office Action of a continuation application can be made final if claims in the continuation are identical to the previous application which only received o...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Electronic Filing from the West Coast
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hello, EFS is a bit intimidating.

I am three hours behind from the USPTO.

Let's say I have an OA due by today, what is the latest time I can file it electronically to avoid late filing.

...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
First OA allows most claims. Best way to go fwd?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I've been lucky enough to get a first office action in which the examiner designated 20 out of 28 claims as "allowable if rewritten...". Going forward, I see two options:

option 1. Reply to ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
EP patent downloading
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Are there any .EP .pdf patent engine downloaders out there on the web?

My current employer hasn't renewed their commercial download service for some reason and I just went thru the drudgery of downloa...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Can I get licensed abroad?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
In order to file a PCT for a foreign inventor I have to be licensed right?   Do many US practitioners get licensed abroad, allowing them to file for foreign clients in the EPO?  How do I do this?   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Filing Continuation at 6 months from OA
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hypodermical Situation:

Upon a glorious day, 6 months preceding the current day, an office action was mailed regarding a patent application.

Today, instructions are received from a sultry clien...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
OA has allowed and rejected claims
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I need a quick refresher on this: examiner allowed some claims and rejected others in first OA. I want to get a patent with allowed claims issued, and continue prosecuting rejected claims in separate continu...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
 
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