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How basic can a patent be? (Hypothetical example: conductor's baton)
Awarded Mar 10 at 20:25
Can a sci-fi technology be submitted as prior art?
Awarded Jan 9 at 22:27
How detailed should a provisional patent application be? (Software)
Awarded Dec 23, 2020 at 15:27
Can one patent software if that software uses a library that is Apache License, BSD, or MIT?
Awarded Mar 19, 2019 at 8:25
Prior art for screen that rotates based on orientation
Awarded Dec 12, 2018 at 3:35
What constitutes an original patentable idea in software?
Awarded Mar 26, 2018 at 17:02
How to get a patent or patent application permalink at the USPTO website?
Awarded Feb 28, 2018 at 15:59
Can one patent software if that software uses a library that is Apache License, BSD, or MIT?
Awarded Jan 4, 2018 at 3:46
What does "patent pending" mean?
Awarded Oct 1, 2017 at 14:33
Is it worth patenting an algorithm if I don't have the money to defend against infringements?
Awarded May 25, 2017 at 15:40
Is it worth patenting an algorithm if I don't have the money to defend against infringements?
Awarded May 24, 2017 at 16:31
If a patent has been issued, can it still be invalidated by prior art?
Awarded Feb 16, 2017 at 20:40
Tracking and Managing Group Expenditures (Google) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Dec 20, 2016 at 18:18
Can game mechanics be patented?
Awarded Aug 22, 2016 at 4:14
How can I contact the owner of a patent?
Awarded Jul 5, 2016 at 21:37
How do you determine a patent expiration date?
Awarded Mar 31, 2016 at 18:48
PURCHASING A PRODUCT IN A STORE USING A MOBILE DEVICE Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Nov 17, 2015 at 0:50
How long does it take a patent application to appear in the USPTO database?
Awarded Oct 29, 2015 at 15:23
What is the time period allowed to get a "post-grant review"?
Awarded Oct 10, 2015 at 21:53
Does a public discussion related to a patent invalidate the patent
Awarded Jun 27, 2015 at 13:26
Why did my patent on game rules not prevent these subsequent design patents?
Awarded Jun 27, 2015 at 13:01
Computer monitoring — controlling a remote computer — Issued Patent — PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded May 23, 2015 at 12:49
Prior art request for WO2014027990 "Performance tests in a continuous deployment pipeline"
Awarded Mar 26, 2015 at 2:08
What are the possible consequences of using software developed outside of the US that infringes a software patent?
Awarded Mar 24, 2015 at 14:45
Prior art for Apple's Magsafe
Awarded Mar 23, 2015 at 14:18
Prior art request for WO2014027990 "Performance tests in a continuous deployment pipeline"
Awarded Mar 10, 2015 at 10:07
Photography lighting (Amazon) - Issued Patent - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Mar 9, 2015 at 18:16
Can a sci-fi technology be submitted as prior art?
Awarded Jan 2, 2015 at 16:05
Is it possible to quickly kill existing patents?
Awarded Oct 31, 2014 at 18:09
Prior art for US patent application 20140196008 'IMMUTABLE OBJECT TYPES'
Awarded Aug 29, 2014 at 17:40
Prior art for US patent application 20140196008 'IMMUTABLE OBJECT TYPES'
Awarded Aug 28, 2014 at 19:08
Looking for prior art for patent application US20140196015 "Declaration of Lifetime resource reference"
Awarded Aug 28, 2014 at 5:02
Are text and images in the patent copyrighted?
Awarded Jul 24, 2014 at 4:20
CALL FOR PRIOR ART: (Nintendo) Object transparency based on distance in virtual environment
Awarded Apr 24, 2014 at 4:58
Interactive Map - Is Apple trying to patent 40-year-old GIS methods? - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Feb 15, 2014 at 4:33
DISSEMINATING MEDIA CONTENT REPRESENTING EPISODES Issued Patent - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Feb 1, 2014 at 3:27
How to torpedo a bad patent my former large employer is filing?
Awarded Dec 30, 2013 at 4:10
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Awarded Dec 16, 2013 at 10:52
Apple designs were not the first. So why grant them patents?
Awarded Nov 15, 2013 at 18:19
Scaling based on pixel density (Microsoft) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Aug 26, 2013 at 11:32
Download progress animation (Nintendo) - Allowed Patent - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Aug 22, 2013 at 21:49
URL pointing to time of video (Google) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Aug 7, 2013 at 17:58
Double tap spacebar to insert period and capitalize next character (RIM) - Issued Patent - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Jul 31, 2013 at 0:09
CALL FOR PRIOR ART: (Nintendo) Object transparency based on distance in virtual environment
Awarded Jul 26, 2013 at 8:59
User Interface - Changing icon appearance based on frequency of use (Samsung) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Jul 25, 2013 at 15:13
DISSEMINATING MEDIA CONTENT REPRESENTING EPISODES Issued Patent - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Jul 24, 2013 at 16:40
Double tap spacebar to insert period and capitalize next character (RIM) - Issued Patent - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Jul 24, 2013 at 5:52
Prior art for a simple versioning system on a document database
Awarded Jul 23, 2013 at 20:59
PURCHASING A PRODUCT IN A STORE USING A MOBILE DEVICE Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Jul 23, 2013 at 7:24
User Interface - Changing icon appearance based on frequency of use (Samsung) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Jul 23, 2013 at 4:07
Scaling based on pixel density (Microsoft) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Jul 22, 2013 at 15:49
Prior art for linked list (secondary and tertiary traversal)?
Awarded Jul 7, 2013 at 3:31
Can a YouTube video be submitted as prior art?
Awarded Jul 7, 2013 at 3:31
How to torpedo a bad patent my former large employer is filing?
Awarded Jul 7, 2013 at 3:26
The SPDY protocol is not patented. Could it have been? Is there prior art?
Awarded Feb 9, 2013 at 0:29
Can a YouTube video be submitted as prior art?
Awarded Dec 31, 2012 at 9:28
What constitutes an original patentable idea in software?
Awarded Oct 31, 2012 at 20:25
Could Apple's recent patents be based on prior art?
Awarded Oct 22, 2012 at 16:17
Prior art for linked list (secondary and tertiary traversal)?
Awarded Oct 17, 2012 at 18:35
URL pointing to time of video (Google) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Oct 9, 2012 at 18:19
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