George White

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I am a former entrepreneur, an electrical engineer, and a now a patent agent located in Southern California. I am enthusiastically pro-patent, but also believe that only applications that truly meet the legal criteria for patentablity should get through the system.

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174 Answers

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8	Apple designs were not the first. So why grant them patents?
6	I have prior art for a pending patent. What should I do?
5	Is it practical for a novice to successfully file a patent without hiring a patent lawyer?
4	Is Patent US5930362 weak or obvious?
3	What is the difference between a license and a patent?

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+10	Divided patent infringement
+10	Patent US7889927 seems faulty; plenty of prior art exists
+20	PURCHASING A PRODUCT IN A STORE USING A MOBILE DEVICE Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
+10	modified process of known process can be patented?

2 Questions

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2	What are the major take-aways on the first-(inventor)-to-file rules that go into effect March 16, 2013?
0	How can someone with proof of being the first to invent attack a recently granted patent?

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53 prior-art × 39	13 claims × 6
31 patentability × 31	12 pre-grant × 5
21 prior-art-request × 12	11 filing × 10
20 patent-infringement × 17	10 usa × 4
20 software × 16	10 apple × 2