Patents & Trademarks Questions for patent
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In Patent Process - updated on 7/31/2003
I'm interested in manufacturing a new product for which I would like to apply for a patent. Is it necessary to first produce a prototype or is it possible to first apply for the patent with only a written pr... Read More  Answer |
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In Litigation - updated on 7/6/2003
I am witness in Federal Court Patent infringement case. I have a contigency lawyer but we have not signed any agreements. I have proof that I am inventor if not co-inventor. Is there a cheap way (without fil... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 7/9/2003
We have a new tool design and prototype and want to apply for a patent. Can we apply ourselves or do we need an attorney? We don't want to spend thousands of dollars not knowing whether the tool will sell we... Read More Answer |
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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 |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 5/7/2003
My partner and I came up with a good idea months ago. We wrote down this idea in a notebook and each gave signature. Subsequently we formed a co-partnership company. I am in charge technical area and is work... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 5/9/2003
This has nothing to do with Indian Intellectual Property Laws. Is it possible to get Copyright protection for the patent specifications that are required to be filed or have been filed and if so, what is the... Read More Answer |
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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 |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 3/24/2003
A ''patent pending'' mobile process which I developed and our company is solely reliant on is being copied by the previous partners of our business. They were paid out for their share in the business after a... Read More Answer |
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In Is it Patentable? - updated on 3/24/2003
I have created a unique concept for jewelry that I would like to legally protect before I pitch it to some companies for national distribution. What do I need to get started- a patent or a copyright? Thanks :) Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/10/2003
I assigned a provisional patent to a company I was working for. After a hostile takeover, I now find myself with no job or stock and the IP in the hands of the hostile entity. My question regading assigment ... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 1/31/2003
In the past, I was an independent computer contractor and performed some coding for a company which is now putting a patent on the code. Everyone that worked on the project is going to be named on the patent... Read More Answer |
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In Litigation - updated on 2/1/2003
Does a computer simulation of a patented mechanical game violate the patent for the game? Read More Answer |
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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 |
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In Patent Process - updated on 11/16/2002
After submitting an idea to an ''invention submission company'', can they ''steal'' the idea and pawn it off as their own before you get a chance to patent it? Also, if they took the idea that was submitted ... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 10/23/2002
I recently read that the USMC is patenting their new camouflage design, is this legal? They used Federal tax dollars to develop the pattern, shouldn't it be in the public domain? I think the same question mi... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 10/5/2002
How do I patent my companies name for a low price?What do I get? Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 7/19/2002
Through foreclosure, can one become the owner of a patent? In other words, is it possible to foreclose on a patent? I heard searched for days on this topic and have been unable to find any relevant caselaw a... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 7/25/2002
A former employer of mine wants to patent some work I had done there. They have given me written notice of this and asked me to review the patent application. Unfortunately, they listed my name last on the a... Read More Answer |
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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 |
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In Litigation - updated on 6/7/2002
i am looking for an issue i heard or read about a while back. it involves a pharmaceutical company in brazil, i believe, that said they were going to ignore a patent on a drug to treat HIV due to the expense... Read More Answer |
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