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CALL FOR PRIOR ART: GaAs HBTs in RF Amplifiers
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Patent Number: 7,687,886
App Number: 11/153,078
Assignee: MicroLink Devices, Inc.
Prior Art Cutoff Date: predating June 14, 2005
Summary: Patent discloses, among other things, an HBT ...
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Can SaaS, PaaS, IaaS be patented?
Please note: here I'm talking strictly about US Patents.
I tried reading up on software and patents and still am not quite "getting" how the two are related, and when a software system can be ...
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Possible US patent infringement and German company
We are currently trying to set up a startup that sells a software product online. The software can be downloaded worldwide and paid for via Paypal. Our company is a limited liability company based in ...
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CALL FOR PRIOR ART:polar coordinates 3d printer
William Steele made a patent application for some sort of polar coordinates 3d printer:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wjsteele/ultra-bot-3d-printer/posts/362886
How could I find this patent ...
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Is this prior art for “Reiki ornament” (US D663234 S1)?
I came across this design patent in Google: "Reiki ornament" (US D663234 S1)
And I realized it describes a design that is very similar to this artifact, which is on display at a Tibetan museum.
Can ...
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CALL FOR PRIOR ART: (Uniloc) Personal Control of Personal Information
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App Number: 13/586,057
Publication Number: US 20130055357 A1
Assignee: Uniloc Luxembourg S.A.
Prior Art Cutoff Date: predating August 15, 2010
Summary: A personal information server ...
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Using vetiver grass roots for cooling screens
This patent application US20130047644 A1 refers to using Vetiver grass roots for cooling screens. Seems strange to attempt to patent this use as Vetiver roots have been used for this purpose for ...
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Can one file a patent application amicus brief to protest granting of the patent?
If one were to have information concerning a patent application that would refute the claim of no prior art (goes to originality), is there a process and/or obligation to submit this information to ...
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Nokia and Webm patent analysis
Has anyone done good analysis on the Nokia patents that they claim cover WebM? I would like an idea of how seriously we should take Nokia's threat.
Groklaw did some analysis that reduced their 64 ...
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design patent d579373 - patent infringement
I have a jewelry design that is simply 3 interlocking solid silver rings that can be used as a baby's teething ring. I have been told that I am in infringement of design patent d579373 ..which is 3 ...
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What would be considered infringement on patent US 8327659 B2
A patent on a "cooler" is covering a wider spectrum of products. There are numerous cooler companies. Would they be committing infringement on this patent just by making a cooler? Or perhaps the ...
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What parts of Bouncy Castle are affected by patents?
Given that Bouncy Castle is an Open Source project, it's entirely possible that the contents contains implementations protected by various patents.
Since it's possible for the patent holder to sue ...
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How is this application different from Greenlite's 1995 PCT/EP1995/001527 (WO1995029094 A1)
Except from the fact that the claims are narrower in the Airbus patent, there doesn't seem to be any new element over the original "aircraft with driven wheel(s)" patent from 1995. This patent itself ...
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Patent purchase
I would like to own this patent but have no idea how to go about redeeming this patent.
Who will I need to contact in order to purchase the patent. It appears to be inactive.
Charlie
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CALL FOR PRIOR ART: (Nintendo) Download progress animation
Information
App Number: 13/297,604
Publication Number: US 20120120094 A1
Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Prior Art Cutoff Date: predating November 17, 2010
Summary: A confetti-like download progress ...
