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Awarded Nov 29 at 12:07
My late husband, Thomas Bruce Meagher patent guru has 52 utility patents, as his widow should I get any royalities? It has not been 20 years for some
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Producing non-OEM parts?
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How to find all the divisional applications of an EP?
Awarded Sep 6 at 11:52
does the same condition but with a narrower range infringe?
Awarded Sep 4 at 23:28
What do "steps" in "you must implement every step" mean in legal parlance?
Awarded Aug 6 at 17:55
Is there a source for US patents in pdf format where the text is copy and pasteable?
Awarded Jul 13 at 9:20
Can I include multiple specific software functionalities of my broad idea in a single provisional patent application?
Awarded Jul 13 at 4:17
Regarding the impact on patent rights after responding to OA (Office Actions) for family patent applications in multiple countries
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Who Owns the IP Rights? Invention Outside Company Market
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Awarded May 13 at 15:20
I am not in the US. Do I really have to undergo USPTO Patent Center eFiler verification to view the status of my PCT priority application?
Awarded Apr 26 at 18:10
Is it possible to reference one figure in another figure?
Awarded Mar 1 at 13:26
Could I sue some company if my patent application was pending or rejected?
Awarded Feb 23 at 2:20
Multiple references US vs EU
Awarded Feb 8 at 1:25
What is the reason that the majority of licensed patents of Universities do not produce substantial royalties?
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Any hazards to including code derived from permissively licensed software in a patent application?
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Awarded Oct 23, 2023 at 20:41
patenting a chair made up of wood from a special type of tree
Awarded Sep 14, 2023 at 14:15
Status of "Allowed" Application After Being Revived
Awarded Sep 10, 2023 at 18:18
Real-time social networking - Social networking within an organization (SAP) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Awarded Jul 23, 2023 at 11:55
If I am a US citizen and I want to patent an idea but I don't have any money, what is the best way to protect it? WIPO? USPTO? Where to start?
Awarded Jun 17, 2023 at 12:06
Is it safe to share our published PCT Application with an Investor before entering the National Phase?
Awarded Jun 15, 2023 at 3:56
Follow-up question - Good ways for inventor to stage patent attorney for success
Awarded Jun 13, 2023 at 17:07
How was this Bitrex based repellent invention able to be patented while there were already similar bitrex based products invented before?
Awarded Jun 11, 2023 at 21:00
In USPTO patent application publication document an assignment of right form was not taken into account
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Awarded Mar 31, 2023 at 12:00
Obtaining a document cited by the examiner of a US patent
Awarded Mar 20, 2023 at 14:05
How basic can a patent be? (Hypothetical example: conductor's baton)
Awarded Feb 21, 2023 at 0:05
(International) How does the client independently obtain substantiated expenses/reciepts/ invoices, non-final office-action letters for patents?
Awarded Feb 13, 2023 at 15:00
Question regarding incorporation by reference
Awarded Feb 13, 2023 at 12:57
How far do I have to go back in time to only be looking at free state of the art patent documents?
Awarded Feb 11, 2023 at 17:42
PATENT PRODUCT IN THE US CAN I SELL THE SAME IDEA IN THE UK?
Awarded Jan 30, 2023 at 1:25
What does "Worldwide applications US" means in Google Patents?
Awarded Jan 15, 2023 at 17:18
What type of patent is a process that uses a chemical?
Awarded Dec 29, 2022 at 20:04
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Awarded Dec 27, 2022 at 0:56
Can one claim of the patent have greater impact (legally/commercially) than the whole patent?
Awarded Dec 24, 2022 at 22:35
How to get a patent or patent application permalink at the USPTO website?
Awarded Dec 17, 2022 at 18:27
How does the corporate world of R&D view independant inventors?
Awarded Nov 13, 2022 at 6:56
A patent application with a similar idea to an existing product
Awarded Oct 12, 2022 at 20:32
Is there something new in the Microsoft application given the Acer patent?
Awarded Oct 8, 2022 at 11:02
How to cover multiple modes of a power supply?
Awarded Sep 28, 2022 at 16:55
A U.S. patent is to issue on a future date; is there any way to view the patent prior to the date of issue?
Awarded Sep 18, 2022 at 21:55
Scope of a method claim when it uses terms that are narrowly construed in an apparatus claim
Awarded Sep 15, 2022 at 12:40
Can name of actual inventor excluded from patent filing?
Awarded Aug 22, 2022 at 9:11
Why advance google patent search not returning expected results?
Awarded Aug 9, 2022 at 18:31
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Awarded Aug 8, 2022 at 5:56
About registering low cost green patents in the UK
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Awarded Jul 28, 2022 at 19:36
What is the best way to valuate a patent?
Awarded Jul 24, 2022 at 15:33
How could "mentioning any problems with the prior art that are not already known" limit the claims of my invention?
Awarded Jul 23, 2022 at 14:04
Wording of patent titles: "Using the Same"
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Awarded Jul 18, 2022 at 1:34
Is this claim covering all session-based network load balance?
Awarded Jul 5, 2022 at 8:32
Cannot locate Old British Patent
Awarded Jun 6, 2022 at 12:35
How can a dating site like OkCupid patent a matching system
Awarded May 15, 2022 at 5:11
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