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How can I find the patent with patent number P53958US00?

I'm trying to do my own patentable idea search but noticed that an idea might appear in the USPTO granted/assigned patent database as well as their patent application database. How can I perform a ...

I read the patent multiple times but getting confused with the claim point "analyzing, by the at least one game server, the game play data to determine individual players' typical gaming styles ...

I've received a first rejection that cites 2 patents, but only one is a problem as it claims an entire drugstore of possible combinations for treating a likewise enormous number of diseases, but ...

Assume Bob files 3 apps as a micro entity, and rightfully so. Bot misunderstand the rules, and thinks only 4 apps can be claimed as a micro entity. To twist it further, he decides that patent 5 is ...

From MPEP documentation I am not understanding the difference between forms for 37 CFR 1.136(a) vs. 37 CFR 1.136(b). The former clearly states the relevant fees; the other does not. The latter one (b) ...

Working on a project and found an element that can potentially be patentable. I do not want to go through provisional filling yet. Nor do I want to disclose it. Just thinking for now wherever or not ...

I've had trouble with the credit card payment interface in the past, hence this question. I'd expect the answer to be yes, but I'm also somewhat wondering how the USPTO controls access to the deposit ...

I have an open application with a first OA rejection, which of course is typical. My only intention with this application is to have an open, potentially modifiable application associated with granted ...

Let's say I have filed a first provisional with content A. About 2 weeks later, I add some more explanatory bits to my spec, maybe some more drawings showing greater detail in some aspects, and some ...

I seem to recall that there might be a USPTO rule that forbids this, but I can't seem to find it now. Am I right or wrong?

Application US09/062,017 events 1998-04-17 Application filed by Thellmann; Rick 1998-04-17 Priority to US09/062,017 2000-01-11 Application granted 2000-01-11 Publication of US6013181A 2018-04-17 ...

we previously filed a response to Non-Final Office Action and 132 Declaration with 3-month extension. Then, Examiner called and verbally asked us to modify the 132 Declaration and cancel the withdrawn ...

Can generalization of a prior art be patented? Let's say a prior art X exists claiming for only system A, B, C. Now I have come across an idea of making the prior art idea applicable for A~Z with some ...

Let´s assume that a company has designed and developed several "building blocks", components, elements or devices that when combined and considered in a specific way (and only in that way) ...

If there is a patent granted only in another juristiction can they retrospectively apply for a patent if you manufacture something similar in a different juristiction? Consider this time-line: party ...

Help is much appreciated. I am a poor engineer trying to patent something on my own. I wrote and filed a US provisional application, then I wrote a PCT application and chose EPO as the Receiving ...

The announcement that President Biden has backed a temporary but "narrow waiver" on COVID-19 vaccines seems like a win for all. However, if a pharmaceutical company is forced to waive its ...

This means all the communications and documents submitted, generated, exchanged and issued during the international phase (PCT) and all the communications and documents submitted, generated, exchanged ...

Is there a way to get alerts on a PCT application, for example through PatentScope or Google Patents, which both list it? Unfortunately, freepatentsonline offers alerts but doesn't list the ...

Thank you for the warm welcome on Patent StackEchange. When citing a patent, because presently, I am writing it myself before a pro-bono student works on it. Does this simply mean you are (claiming) ...

so I have this product, and it only exists in this scifi movie, when you think about this product automatically you remember the movie, example: light saber from starwars.(this is not the product) so ...

I am a researcher working for a university, and I am forming a collaboration with an industry partner. This collaboration involves us both signing a contract related to IP. The contract states that &...

I've been researching better user interfaces, specifically alternatives to mice. In doing this I've come across 3dmice. The only manufacturer seems to be 3dconnexion (owned by logitech). They appear ...

Machine learning models are defined by both the architecture (which may be generic) and the training data. Specifically, the same model may be trained to achieve desired results from the same training ...

i am working to sell a product whose patent search results show that "Deemed withdrawal of patent application after publication (patent Law 2001)" someone please explain this to me

I am trying to get a patent on an invention, spoke to my patent lawyer and he stated that the patent search looked good and asked me if I wanted to proceed with a provisional patent or a utility ...

Can I use two alternative element without broder statement without covers both? (In one independent claim) (In EPO application) In example, X comprising (A or B) and C (it is an independent apparatus ...

I am trying to get a clearer picture of how companies like ARM manage to stay afloat with just IP/Royalties. Recently ARM licensed some of it's instruction sets to Apple in order to design/build the ...

The invention is a method and composition to treat a medical condition — a CIP with 20 claims initially. The examiner has required election between the method and composition claims, and election ...

I would like to know the expiration date (within 6 months) of several older patents which expired because the fees stopped being paid. I am missing an input to figuring out the expiration date, namely ...

So I recently filed a provisional application for an IP that is a process attached with extreme significance in bioinformatics - a data analysis process that can be used to make a health service 1/...

Is it possible to patent or maybe copyright a process of protecting say a file format as a software utility patent, or another type of patent if it uses free domain technology? The main hurdle I am ...

I want a rough estimate and does not really need the exact number. Is it more than 500 per year overall? more than 100? So I want to know how common is it for these companies to litigate each other.

In order to infringe on a US patent, does every step of at least one claim need to be implemented or is each step in a claim separately protected?

What person or group is the registered owner or registered assignee of the following design patents 8257475 9182080 9574710 10100980

So if I had a U.S. provisional or non-provisional that wasn’t yet published, disclosed in any way, and was not yet filed as a PCT is there anything stopping a foreign country from doing so? Say in the ...

Our lawyers filed a patent on April 20th, 2021. I need to see the status of it on the USPTO website. I tried searching on public pair using the application number. https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/...

Can I patent an application of a popular technology? Let's say Blockchain is a very popular technology nowadays and there are hundreds of applications proposed and ongoing in many different domains ...

I´m new in research in patent classificacions and need to get the CCL: Current US Classification, CPC: Current CPC Classification, CPCL:Current CPC Classification Class and ICL: International ...

I am doing drawings for my utility patent, which is a computer process that includes some user feedback in text. I don't know and don't want to limit by specifying exactly what the feedback will be, ...

The answer likely depends on 1) to what extent the firms rely on patenting, and 2) whether the firm can get around difficult examiners/art units. Please provide anecdotal examples or experiences, if ...

I recently filed a provisional application. The invention is in a late stage of development in terms of bringing to market. So my question is if I were to begin sale before a PCT is filed, but within ...

When USPTO says "The same part of an invention appearing in more than one view of the drawing must always be designated by the same reference character, and the same reference character must ...

I would like to submit an application for a new mechanism to be patented. Do I have to attach the complete mechanism including screws, nuts, housing and general electric components like DC motors in ...

Are patents titles required to be unique, as for instance required for websites addresses? Take as an example the UK patent description for a patent, and suppose that a patent with title "Bicycle ...

I try to make my first patent (a machine/construction) in my country. Here is how things are, I thought of an idea I constructed, it is fully operational so I make a request with the data to the ...

Help me find the Original document of this Patent ES102424A by French Association 'La Reliure Spirale' 'A flip-sheet notebook system' could be the translation, but I could not find the Original ...

Consider two inventions: X and X+Y. For the sake of argument, assume that X is not patentable (prior art), but the combination of X+Y is patentable. The problem: In practice X must be sold by itself. ...

Here's a dumb absolute beginner question: so I have in the claim something like a first lever arm pivotally connected to the widget member at a first joint; a second lever arm pivotally connected to ...