Questions tagged [invention]
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My grandfathers patented invention
Can I collect royalties from a patent that a company in another country is producing that my grandfather invented?
My grandfather J.F. Mcdowell invented & patented the fishing tool used on oil ...
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Systemic analysis of unpatented inventions
Various inventions that have become well-known were never patented, including the karaoke machine, emoticons, matches, and the magnetic strip. Other noteworthy examples include the polio vaccine (...
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Looking to find inventor certificate
Is there a way to find and get an inventor certificate and verify the inventor's identity online?
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A question regarding Inventorship
Lets think of the following hypothetical situation,
Bob works in a company named P-House. He submitted a patentable idea to P-House in a template document (in private official meeting). P-House ...
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Can my idea that was published in my own blog still be patentable by me?
Can my idea that was published in my own blog still be patentable by me?
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I have an innovative solution of a problem that was published in my websites blog. After couple of years I rethink and ...
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Prototype developed outside of work, employer wants me to finalize work in house. Do I automatically lose my IP?
I developed a prototype outside of work using my own materials and time. The end product would be very useful in my field of work so I showed it to my boss, who now wants me to finish development in ...
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Can i use scraps of other products to use as raw material
Can I use scraps and parts of other products to build my own product?
Like spools, pre welded metal, or bearings.
New to all this, and I searched the threads, but I couldn't really find something like ...
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what needs to be patented in a new type of mechanical devise?How many different or only one?
I have a new type of mechanical device that doubles the output of all previous models. Do i post the machine as one all encompassing patent or break it down into a half dozen new ideas that take ...
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Invention Protection for a Device With Two Different Mechanisms
If there is a device -I know that it have never been existed before- that can be implemented by two different mechanisms, lets say one rotary and the other is a linear movement mechanism. And they are ...
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Machine, device or apparatus?
What is the process to decide if the tangible invention is a machine, device or apparatus? Any line of thought and supporting examples is appreciated.
A singular \ monolithic invention may fit any ...
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Why not refer to the invention as the invention?
A passage from the NOLO's "Patent Pending in 24 hours" 6th ed. pp 124 indicates
Be sure to include a disclaimer to introduce your advantages section
as we have done above and if possible, avoid ...
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Why invent things for a company? [closed]
This Question has two parts.
1) If you are working for a company, lets say, apple for example. As an engineer, you have a brilliant idea/invention that is specific to the job you are working in, lets ...
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"embodiment" vs. "invention"
Why does "embodiment" seem now to be so favored by patent attorneys over the term "invention"?
CONTEXT: On a recent provisional, I had an experienced attorney consulting pro bono and the first thing ...
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Patenting Inventions and Commercialisation
This will be my first time asking a question, so forgive me if I duplicate an existing question.
I have designed which I believe is a novel method in the form of a product for an existing process (i....
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How do I explain the advantages and avoid using "invention" or "object" in the description?
I am reading Patent It Yourself (18th edition). In this, page 210 explains about advantages:
g. Advantages
Although it is optional, you may list the advantages of
your invention in a narrative form. ...
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Split an invention into multiple patents?
For example, if I have an invention with different implements, can I spit it into multiple patents that each of them doesn't contain others information?
The reason may be to keep the competitor ...
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What is the invention in this patent?
http://www.google.com/patents/US7400295
This is a granted patent for "identification of objects". The authors seem to think that it protects their online and mobile plant classification tool:
http://...
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Can an encrypted publication be prior art?
If a description of an invention is published in an encrypted form, can it still count as prior art?
(If the encryption key is later released).
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What happend to this? [closed]
Why is there no such machine to buy on the market?
In reference to the patent: US6630806
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Is it Legal to make an artificial kidney despite the patent?
In reference to the patent: US7083653
Does this mean that Charles Jennings is the only one able to make an artificial kidney? If one is to use a personal design is that legal?
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Can I use an invention that has not been granted a patent?
What I'm trying to do is to use a technology or "invention" for my own invention. In other words I want to use that technology for my own purpose and invention to get completely different results. ...
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Who is in control of the patent?
If an inventor and co-inventors are related to a certain patent, who control's the rights our anything related to the invention? The inventors or the co-inventors?
I want to understand the position/...
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new use for a known patented invention
You obtain a patent which is a new use for an existing patented invention.
The patent of the existing patent is still in force and valid.
If you want to use your patent, do you have to get a license ...
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Buying IP from your employer
I've been working on an interesting image processing project at work.
I've finally gotten the program to the point that it works, however my employer has put the project on hold due to lack of funds. ...
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What is the inventive step in CA2726258A1?
In reference to the patent: CA2726258A1, "Anti-tumoural effects of cannabinoid combinations".
It looks like this patent application was actually a report done on a study about the efficacy of using ...
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Would a Google+ public posting be considered an invention disclosure?
If I post my idea, in detail, even with drawings, on a public Google+ post, would that be considered to be an accurately dated disclosure?
It seems it would establish the dates of invention, both ...
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