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is USB interface covered by this patent?
Can this patent read on USB interface?
The claim elements seems include all USB signals.
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Which patent claims did George Selden believe Henry Ford violated?
I'm trying to find information for a report analyzing the Ford Vs. Selden case at the turn of the 20th century. I can find a lot of brief case summaries, but I cannot find anything that specifies what ...
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US 4396600 Adult schistosome worm-derived antigenic substance and method of obtaining same
I would like to know how is the status of patent number US 4396600? I read that this patent was reexamined in 1986 and I wonder why this patent was canceled since I didn't see any justification ...
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Detailed description of a system to suit system and method claims
I'm writing the detailed description of a computer implemented system. I have explained what the system does, that's where the inventive subject matter is. I have explained an exemplary architecture ...
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What constitues/definition of an inventor. Does it simply boil down to claims in a patent?
I have had a business partner for twenty years. We came together in my Business that he
used as the birth of the IP in question. Listing himself on publications
founder/owner with the exclusion of not ...
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Apple designs were not the first. So why grant them patents?
Why did the USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office), grant Apple the "Wedge" design when in fact it was first created by Sony's X505 product? Clearly this Sony X505 laptop with its wedge design dates ...
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Can I preclude the exercise of another patentee's system patent by defining a (PRACTICALLY necessary) improvement to an element of that system
A patent exists for a broad system of interacting large, and independently complex, elements. However, at least one of the complex elements is described/claimed in the patent in a very cursory and ...
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Large System = “miraculous unproven device” + Subsystem1 + SubSystem2 ?= PATENT?
If a patent has been issued for a system of the sort defined in the title of this post (a larger system with one, unproven general device) am I precluded from developing a similar system in which I ...
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Can I include a “method and apparatus claim” for a patent filed in the UK?
Can I include a "method and apparatus claim" for a patent filed in the UK?
I'm developing a system that uses augmented reality in novel ways. All the patent prior art that I can find involves method ...
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Using multiple dependent claims of multiple dependent claims of multiple dependent claims
I'm filing a patent application in the UK covering 10 or so linked inventions spanning various industries. I plan to use multiple dependent claims to link the various inventions. I believe the number ...
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What is a continuation patent?
I understand that a continuation patent builds upon an existing patent (or application) by the same inventor. However, I find some aspects to be murky and prone to misuse. Specific questions follow:
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Does prior art need to cover all claims in a patent application in order to invalidate it?
If there are several Claims in a patent application, can prior art for one of them invalidate the entire patent application since all the other claims are dependent claims? Or does that just mean the ...
