Questions tagged [patent-applications]
For questions relating to the preliminary steps of a patent, wherein an inventor or attorney files a draft of the patent either for review by a patent examiner, or in the case of provisional applications, for use later. Useful for questions relating to the drafting, scope, requirement, rules, and other such aspects of patent applications.
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Is this patent application granted, abandonded or pending? Which countries does it cover? Are there family members?
Is the patent link to the patent valid?
Has it been granted?
For which countries does the protection apply?
Are there other patents associated wth it?
How do I know all this?
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Citing art in body of application?
What factors should an inventor consider when deciding whether or not to include references to other art in the background section of their patent application?
It no longer seems to be a common ...
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Software invention with two components
So, assume I have an iOS application with two components. Let us call those C1 and C2. C1 takes input from the user and does some calculations then stores it for C2 to do more calculations and display ...
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Where to do download patents data?
I've looked at : http://www.patentsview.org/download/ and the "claim" download is 10GB in size. Is there a smaller download size location can download patents over past approx 30 years in xml/csv ...
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What is the publication number of a patent?
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?
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How do entrepreneurs determine if their idea is not infringing any patents
There's the idea to build a business out of, but how would I know I'm not infringing any of those thousands of applications and grants? It seems to be impossible to read the claims in all of those in ...
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Patent filing via international PCT system
After filing an US application how much time should the applicant wait to file a PCT application?
What are the benefits of filing early or late?
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Fixing a poorly written patent application that has not been published
I have a patent application that was poorly written. There have been no office actions on the merits and the application has not published. I want to basically rewrite the app, or at least change it ...
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In disclosing details of an approved (NOA) but unpublished U.S. patent, is there risk of someone adapting it for a foreign patent application?
The question relates to a patent with a current status of NOA, but not officially granted and not yet published. Specifically the context is disclosure of the application details and (in my case) a ...
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is a provisional utility patent the way I need to go?
I want to protect my invention as soon as, and as fast as possible with a provisional utility patent for the software and hardware design, and then have 12 months to complete the claims, etc. for the ...
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Keep application secret
Is there a way to keep an invention patent application unpublished in the US?
If yes, for how long and can one get a search report while keeping the invention secret?
Afaik in Europe the only way ...
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Can I use examples in the Background section?
To make sure the Background section of my application conveys the novelty of my idea, can I provide an exemplary use case scenario within the Background section?
Without it, I feel that the examiner ...
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How to deal with two aspects of invention in claims
So, assume I have a software invention with two aspects. Let me provide an example to simplify things. Assume I invented a client and server. The client and server both communicate with one another. ...
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When would an entity decide to convert a provisional application to a non-provisional application
For the sake of simplicity, I will limit the scope to utility patents. In what scenarios would it be advantageous for an entity to convert a provisional utility application to a non-provisional ...
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Constructing multi-part system claims
What would be the right way to construct claim multi-component system that has their own construct?
Let's say I claim meat production system (or actually ecosystem).
I claim:
A meat production ...
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Can an idea be released into the public domain while patent is pending?
I understand that a successful patent application can take several years from first filing to granted. I'm trying to understand what options a startup has in making progress on developing the product ...
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Do divisional applications have the same detailed description?
I read some patents, it seems they were divided from a single application as the detailed descriptions are the same.
The question is, when an application is divided into multiple applications because ...
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Follow-up question - Good ways for inventor to stage patent attorney for success
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I asked this question:
Patent Enablement - how do you balance retention of secrets and teaching make and use
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In the comments the question came up:
What is the best (or at ...
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Chaining unrelated inventions
I asked this question and it seems there divisional applications can have the same detailed description.
I know that before the patent is issued, I can file another application claim priority date of ...
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Applying for a patent that is similar to a granted patent
There is a product I want to create, but noticed there is a patent for it. However the first claim is compromised of 5 components. I am wondering if it's possible to be granted a patent that takes ...
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Do i need to file multiple design patents if the product can use different country plugs
My design uses an integrated plug, for example US, EU, European plugs, do i need to file multiple design patents for the different plug options?
Or is one plug ok to show the ornamental design for ...
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A patent issued as another patent?
In this answer, George wrote
It has been issued (Jan. 2022) in the US as Suggested functions for
formulas in spreadsheets US 11227106B2 but is still pending in Europe
as of October 12 2022.
where I ...
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A patent application with a similar idea to an existing product
We are a software company based in Europe making spreadsheet software including add-ins.
In 2019, we added a feature in one of our Excel add-ins published in Microsoft Office add-in store, which has ...
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Improvement or new invention
I filed a simple provisional application on an idea, weeks later i realized that i can do better with this invention, added new material, new attachment, added a catch, and added an other uses for the ...
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Benefit of omitting drawing and patent number of prior art in background?
In an original draft of a patent application we have, the background contained a reference to a prior art by its patent number and a description of the prior art, and the first drawing is a drawing of ...
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Can WIPO application filed after 12 months from priority date?
I forget to file WIPO application after 12 months from priority date of a US provisional application. While within 12 months I filed US non provisional application, is there any way to file ...
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One Invention with many different applications
I have a single invention that has many different applications. Do i need to file a separate non provisional patent for each different use?
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