United States Patent and Trademark Office, the body which issues patents in the USA.
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Can a YouTube video be submitted as prior art?
I'm trying to determine whether there is evidence that definitively confirms that a YouTube video can be submitted as prior art.
If there is an example of one being used as the grounds for rejecting ...
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Can a granted patent be deeded to the public?
Please note, I'm not speaking in the context of a land patent, I just could not think of a better word than deed.
Let's say that:
I have a concrete implementation of something that can be patented
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Can willful patent infringement exist without prior notification?
In order for a company to accuse an organization of willful infringement, or allege that they are actively and knowingly infringing on a patent, must the patent holder first send the allegedly ...
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Should I file a provisional application?
In the past I've been discouraged from filing provisional applications (in the US), but the new "first to file" provisions of the "America Invents Act" would seem to make a provisional application a ...
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Do USPTO examiners search open-source codebases?
I have read many patent prosecution histories (on PAIR), but have never seen one that references an open-source codebase as grounds for a rejection. Instead, examiners have a tendency to rely heavily ...
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How long does it take a patent application to appear in the USPTO database?
I have several patents that I have filed which have been received by the USPTO, but have yet to appear when I search the USPTO online database.
How long is the delay between filing and appearance on ...
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Prior art shared with the USPTO
The USPTO started allowing the public to submit prior art just last year. How will the public know if prior art that is submitted through the third party submission system was used to reject a patent ...
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USPTO examiner/staff financial background check and disclaimers
I've always wondered if there was a financial background check on the examiner and all other USPTO staff that work on a patent application. Or if there is a disclaimer section for those who worked on ...
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How to get a patent or patent application permalink at the USPTO website?
I'd like to link to certain patents or patent applications filed with the USPTO.
Google Patents makes this relatively straightforward, hosting patents & applications at this URL scheme:
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How to determine the status of an application that wasn't granted
How can I tell regarding a USPTO published application (that does not appear to be granted) whether is has been rejected by the USPTO or rather may still become granted? I am seeing a published ...
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Is there ex parte reexamination statistics narrowed to software patents only?
uspto.gov publish statistics quarterly, but the numbers are averaged from all industries and fields. I am trying to figure out whats chances a software patent had in 2011/2012 to go through a ex parte ...
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Why are intentional delays made for awarding patents to the independent, real, inventors?
Title
A hazard free screened switch using magnetic flux and glass
Applicant KHAN NAWAB IKRAMULLAH
Inventor Khan Nawab Ikramullah
Filed
2008-06-02
Published
2008-12-03
Abstract A ...
