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I am a PhD student and recently found that a (pending) patent exists with significant overlap to my work. I.e. my situation is roughly similar to that described in https://academia.stackexchange.com/...

An element in an independent claim reads: a plurality of widgets Since everything I've read says you MUST refer to "said plurality of widgets" or "the plurality of widgets"... Also, if you may ...

I'm filing nonprovisional utility patent and trying to fill out the Information Data Sheet with the related art. It requires page numbers. I've looked both on Google Patents and the USPTO's Full ...

I'm trying to reproduce this product: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20160324283A1/en but I wondered if I could sell it outside the US since it has the WO patent... Thanks!

Can patent drawings be described in the detailed description of the patent? Can the description refer to a drawing as a whole or only its elements by their reference number? In other words should the ...

Filing a patent application with USPTO, and the same day filing the same patent application internationally (PCT); does it entitle to a fast response? I've seen a case receiving the first Office ...

My friend is the creator and vendor of a web content filtering software. His clients are ISPs who then offer this service to their customers. Recently his clients received a very threatening "cease ...

When faced with the question: Does this content belong in the Specification or the Claim, What is: The line of thinking? Questions one should consider Expectations of the USPTO examiner? that one ...

Sorry for the confusion on this matter.

Does every patent invalidity search is conducted to overcome the threat of infringement suits imposed by their competitors? Can parties invalidate patents of their competitors without showing concerns ...

Sorry for the confusion on this matter.

I've seen many patent claim examples, and I've tried to write some myself, but each time it feels like I cannot adequately describe/articulate the invention to the level that is needed for the patent ...

Looking for prior art related to US2017/0053436

Since the reference AU2018900444A0 is published and assigned to Resmed, where can i fetch the PDF for the said reference. Your help will be appreciated.

So, I came up with an idea, and after some research, I've identified someone doing it already and they own a patent. My idea has some variances, but they are similar. I'd like to avoid disclosing ...

I have a patent for a controllable-pitch propeller. I have filed successfully in the US and the patent should issue shortly. For various reasons, I did not file in foreign countries. My question is,...

I am a PhD student and recently found that a patent exists with significant overlap to my work. I.e. my situation is roughly similar to that described in https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/...

I have a business idea which will take a year atleast to implement it. Just want to ask if a business idea is patentable or not (In India)?

My former company has asked me to sign several patent assignments since I left the company but they only ever send me the final signature page. I didn't care about signing the ones I knew about when I ...

Are patent applications of pending patents publicly available? If so, can they be download somewhere?

I am working on a checklist (or list or strategies to consider) for new individual developers residing in the US who are about to release their first app, but are worried about patent trolls. Whether ...

If a US-based software developer distributes their application worldwide everywhere except the US, is the developer immune from infringement suites from patent trolls in the US? Does this affect ...

In patent claims why the clause 'based on' is considered to have a broader scope as compared to the other clauses (e.g. using, depending, etc.).

I am ready to start searching for a grant or investor for developing my technology. It's two days I am looking for information, but really, I understand nothing from the articles online. I was ...

While preparing a presentation about metadata, I stumbled upon the following patent: Automatic extraction of metadata using a neural network. I have no experience with patents, but the strategies for ...

Patent application has been allowed. USPTO followed notice of allowance with notice to file corrected application papers. There are some minor issues with reference numbers. Is there a USPTO fee for ...

Back in 2017 I signed a patent contract with the company in which I used to work as one of the co-authors of an invention that was going to be patented in Europe. In this contract I was forced (...

The status of an Indian patent post-examination is "Application in Amended stage" What do we understand from this status?

I need to pay USPTO $100 because my Micro Entity Application was filled incorrectly. I plan to pay by check. From the website, I read the following: Check or Money Order – make payable to "Director ...

(B) Cross-Reference to Related Applications: (See 37 CFR 1.78 and MPEP Section 200.) If this patent is related to other patents, or based on earlier-filed US applications, it will be stated right ...

Track one patent examination expedites the examination process to 12 months. The cost is high, even for a micro entity at $1K. What is the advantage of a faster exam process from a business ...

I am writing a patent for a vice grip tool where I have designed a new release lever to open the lock but I want to include the original vice grip style release lever design in the claim. I am ...

An acquaintance is in the following situation… Bob is a PhD student. His advisor would like him to patent his work in the medical field. Bob writes patent application. Advisor adds another ...

On page 210 of Patent It Yourself (18th edition), it explains that you can list the advantages of your invention in a narrative form. g. Advantages Although it is optional, you may list the ...

I want to Patent something in the USA,but i'm from Argentina. Could i Patent something in the USA if i'm not from the USA? Could it be done Online sending digital documents?

What does it mean if both the "Earliest Publication No:" and "Earliest Publication Date:" entries in publicpair are blank ("-")? As a follow-up, how would I go about finding the publication number for ...

I'm on the publicpair website and I can't find the publication number for a specific patent I'm researching; is there a place where the pub. number is located, or am I supposed to somehow derive it?

I am related to the person who invented the first automobile odometer which was on the steering wheel. (No dashboards back then). Does this document have any value? Patent number 1914424 is in my ...

I don't know how I can get the images for patent on Google Patent search. I am using google's BigQuery but I don't see a table with the link to images. Any ideas?

I am seeking to start patenting something, and have reached out to an organization that claims to be able to help with the patenting process. They want to do something they call a Formal Patent ...

I am the inventor of a European patent. Am I allowed to share the full-text (PDF) of such patent and to upload it online, for example on ResearchGate.net? Or does the patent have some sort of ...

I am seeking to understand the advantage of "Expedited Review" My cursory understanding comprises this excerpt is that somehow that novelty is conferred with 'little' or no rejection from the ...

I have a question to the grant patent front page. For item (72), every inventor’s name follows a city name and brackets with a two-letter country code. Does the city and country indicate the place ...

I have applied for a provisional patent on USPTO website. The USPTO people told me that it will take between 4-6 weeks untill they process my application, and in a meanwhile I cannot disclosure my ...

I've put in the wrong priority date (2018 instead of 2017) in the non-provisional patent application, while referring to a provisioning patent application. How can this kind of errors be corrected? ...

I wonder what is the real effect of "a combination there of". If I write "a,b,c" vs "a,b,c, a combination thereof". I understand the logical difference. Is there a precedent in which usage in the ...

We are trying to develop a new software product that requires an integrated email client. We found some old patents from Google regarding email systems. https://patents.google.com/patent/US9819624B2/...

I was in the process of starting an online business then found a company already selling this same product in US. On their website it says they have a patent pending on it. How would this affect my ...

I am a UK citizen resident in Finland, and I have recently filed a utility patent application with the USPTO (one month ago, in fact). Can I now file a PCT application with the UK Patent Office, ...

In many countries, system claims are treated differently as compared to method claims. I wish to understand - What is difference between system and method claims? Generally speaking, in what ...