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Product made of off the shelf components
Am I infringing on patents if I were to sell a product that I made from off the shelf components which are already patented?
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At what time is a patent enforceable?
I am faced at the moment with a potential US patent that might be enforceable in the future. It is currently undergoing a review process and the outcome is yet undetermined. I would like to know ...
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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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is there an infringement between this patent and lufthansa us8216392 patent?
lufthansa us8216392 and Gas T. E. us7445677 is very close to eachother and I assume there is an infringment. If you search lufthansa cyclean pictures and patent drawing of us7445677 you will see ...
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Taking ideas from other apps
Is it legal to take a idea from some existing app and re-code it for my app? It may sound very vague, but here is the situation:
I found an android app and I like to code it for windows desktop. I am ...
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Is my system an infrigement of the Active Time Battle patent from Final Fantasy?
Just have a simple question, the ATB system (Active Time Battle) from Final Fantasy has been patent in the past (i think 1992 on july). I am interested in making a turn based game based on the Charge ...
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Consequences of unwilful US patent infringment by a foreign legal entity when establishing US presence
Suppose the following situation: A company is incorporated in a country other than U.S.A., which does not allow software patents (e.g. EU member countries). This company produces an invention as a ...
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What can I do about an infringer if I'm a small independent inventor?
I'm a small-scale independent inventor with few resources and have a patent that I believe is being infringed by a large company. I fear that if I approach the company on my own, I will have little ...
