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.
429
questions
0
votes
1
answer
37
views
Using a design with pending patent (application) then patent is approved
If you use a technology design that has a non-expired patent application, once that application has been approved, assuming it will, then will the product be considered a patent infringement? Are ...
user20731
0
votes
3
answers
53
views
2
votes
1
answer
491
views
Can you claim internal priority with the PCT?
My initial reaction to the above question was yes. However, consider the following - if DE, JP and KR have problems with earlier applications, is the second PCT considered to supersede the first? Does ...
0
votes
1
answer
291
views
What effect do the 'wherein' and 'further comprising' clauses have in this Microsoft brain-computer interface patent claim?
Microsoft recently filed a claim relating to brain-computer interfaces.
Claim 1 sets out the basic 'invention', and other claims following using 'whereby' and 'further comprising' seem to specify ...
1
vote
1
answer
178
views
Patent Application Size
If I am searching for a patent agent to review a patent application, I would expect that the agent would want to understand the size / complexity of the work.
How is this typically ballparked? For ...
- 711
2
votes
1
answer
579
views
Can a company apply for a patent after they release the product?
I know that prior art deems that a patent application should be denied. However, what is the specific chain of events for a company that wants to release a product asap.
Can they release product at ...
- 204
2
votes
2
answers
83
views
How can you patent a known process that is used in a unique way?
I was reading about a known retail process that was interesting. However, there are industries I feel it could be uniquely applied to and solve multiple problems.
I googled application of other ...
- 21
-1
votes
1
answer
101
views
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 ...
- 103
0
votes
1
answer
739
views
I Abandoned my Non-Provisional Patent Application - What Now?
I unintentionally abandoned my non-provisional patent application because I ended up in a still-pending legal dispute with the attorney who filed that application on my behalf (I since have filed a ...
- 103
1
vote
1
answer
62
views
Elimination of Cannabis Manufacturing/Processing?
In reference to the patent: US20170290869
Seems this patent would eliminate or preclude 100's of companies in states where cannabis processing is legal, most companies are now processing by CO2 ...
- 11
0
votes
1
answer
57
views
Should initial patent applications be a bit broad as a negotiating point?
(For the purposes of this question, assume the application is free of syntactical errors that would obviously lead to an office action.)
I have corporate experience preparing patent applications. ...
- 171
0
votes
1
answer
45
views
what happens if chinese person filed a patent of a machine which is already patented in USA by an other person?
If the machine is already patented 3 years ago in the USA and if Chinese person patent the exact same machine in china, what happens? what will be the limitations to the Chinese person? And ...
0
votes
1
answer
125
views
How are patent processes initiated in big companies (typically)?
This is a part of my effort to help my friend who is thinking about patenting an idea (regarding some concept of security and compression). This is obviously not my idea and I am only helping my ...
2
votes
0
answers
21
views
patent for an interface of functions presently not in use in any mobilepp
Hi i believe i have developed certain functional usage/interface in an app which are unique.
to explain - they arent invention or technological breakthrough. But would fall under the purview of user ...
- 21
0
votes
2
answers
26
views
Scorekeeping patent and live results
How is it possible to get a patent on something that is very generic in nature and not an invention like stating a sporting events, storing it in a database and showing it to the public live in some ...
- 129
1
vote
1
answer
25
views
New use of current medication for treatment of gastric ulceration
I am Egyptian pharmacist studying for master degree in pharmacology, I have discovered new use of a current medication for treatment of gastric ulceration through my experiments on rats. What are the ...
- 11
0
votes
1
answer
105
views
Examiner Cited Disclosed Art 3 Years After the fact in a 102 Rejection
I have an outstanding patent application that has gone through 5 Office Actions, 9 prior art citations, and one improper final office action withdrawn by the TC Director over the past 3 years. On the ...
- 101
1
vote
1
answer
53
views
Can I file new patent, copy of patent I filed couple of years ago, as I missed PCT for few countries
I had filed a patent earlier in India and have got the patent granted from one country through PCT. At that time I had selected only one country and I have missed the PCT deadline. Can I refile a new ...
- 111
0
votes
1
answer
58
views
Patent image irrelevant to claims
I am looking at a particular patent where they are claiming a GUI (graphical user interface) that contains a draggable interactive controller as a critical element of the invention.
But one of the ...
- 103
1
vote
1
answer
38
views
Asking about a patent drafting advice
If am I going to use licensed technology to come up with a new patent, how should I mention it while drafting the application?
- 21
0
votes
1
answer
105
views
Can I file a Patent in the US from a different country?
I'm a citizen of another country and currently reside there. Is it possible to file an online patent using USPTO from my country? Or s I can file should I file an international Patent through USPTO?
- 3
2
votes
1
answer
28
views
Are patents required to be put online?
This is a kind of random question but are patents once there granted required to scanned and put online to allow people to check for past art? Or do companies like Google pay to have this done?
- 43
2
votes
1
answer
436
views
What are the bracket numbers in a patent?
Example
You see how the United States Has a (19) in brackets. What do that mean? I see on othet patents the United States patent is also (19) and inventor is also matched up with (76) or (75) and ...
- 43
1
vote
2
answers
24
views
alteration of provisional patent
If I prepare a provisional application for a, say, disk holder. The descriptions, drawings, etc. indicate a rack with 10 slots for disks. After receiving the pending patent status, can I add or ...
- 11
0
votes
2
answers
47
views
Impossible to patent to other countries because 12 months have passed
I have a utility patent in China for over 2 years and I recently decided to go ahead and patent my invention in North America. Problem, because there is an existing patent in China for this invention (...
-4
votes
1
answer
47
views
1
vote
1
answer
339
views
Should I file a national or an international patent application?
I am a student and I only intend to apply for a certification for my business idea and then, I'll sell it.
This business idea has potential to have branches in different countries and I have ...
- 11
0
votes
1
answer
23
views
Has GROW Software's patent application (publication number: 20170157859) been granted?
I'm a journalist who recently reported on this patent from GROW software - patent number: 20170157859. Could I have confirmation that it has been granted? I originally reported it as such and was sent ...
1
vote
2
answers
38
views
Can we get a patent for set of mathematical instructions of similar types
Can we get the patent on set of equation discoveries between the properties of a set of numbers that can be applied for any two numbers of that set..
for e.g. multi relational equations between two ...
1
vote
1
answer
67
views
Micro, Small, Provisional, Non-Provisional
We have designed a new soft technique (algorithm) and we want to file it. The USPTO website is very complicated for tracing the correct answers, and it needs professionals like you. We have some basic ...
- 21
1
vote
1
answer
112
views
What is the current thinking about inclusion of a "Field of the Invention" section?
A "Field of the Invention" or "Technical Field of the Invention" section has been seen in fairly recently-granted patents, but not always. I have read advice that it's better not to include such a ...
- 633
1
vote
1
answer
37
views
Extracting a detail from specifications of one patent application to create a new patent application
In the course of developing specifications for one patent application, one of the subordinate details envisioned and described among alternate embodiments seems to have potential to be split off into ...
- 633
0
votes
1
answer
54
views
how can i contact the inventor and owner of this patent to be able to buy the rights to this patent? [duplicate]
In reference to the patent: US20020111572
1
vote
0
answers
52
views
Is this an actual patent? WO2012046284A2
In reference to the patent: WO2012046284A2
There is no technology described in this patent. There are wrong descriptions of scientific theories and many other errors. It even invokes religious ...
0
votes
0
answers
18
views
Is this patent still active? Was it rejected prior? If so why? [duplicate]
In reference to the patent: US20110299168
Looking to discuss this patent as we have the tech to develop it. Why has it been left under status of application for so long? Has something similar already ...
0
votes
1
answer
66
views
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....
1
vote
1
answer
40
views
Can seemingly unrelated claims be grouped together if they're part of the same broader invention?
Suppose I'm filing a patent about a new web based utility.
Can various aspects of it, such as presentation, database setup, processing method, etc. be grouped together as individual claims in the ...
- 113
2
votes
1
answer
713
views
Can two different people own a patent in different countries?
Lets say two people work on an idea or product. Then they decide to go their separate ways since they are both moving to different countries, but agree to patent the invention in the respective ...
- 21
0
votes
2
answers
62
views
where will I find some data on how many patents are filed in each country over the last 10-15 years, in lifesciences?
I'm looking for some data, on how many patents, related to life science are filed each year in countries such as USA, EU, Japan, Aus, India, China, Brazil etc. I don't know Where to look for to find ...
- 1
1
vote
2
answers
35
views
Patent comes up in European Patent search but not in US
I have a patent idea, and searched the US patents. Nothing comes up, but then I searched the European patent office and a similar, but not the same item comes up. Does this matter since I would be ...
- 11
-1
votes
1
answer
29
views
Can I patent my game if it uses characters and a location from another company?
I'm creating a game featuring some characters from the Dragon Ball universe and was wondering if I'm able to patent (or copywrite, not sure which one would be better in this case) my game even though ...
0
votes
3
answers
140
views
Can I claim my father's patent?
My father was granted a GB patent on an invention in 1983. The patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee in 1989.
Can I claim this patent and how would I go about it?
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
43
views
Project weelchair vertic university
In reference to the patent: US20050088024
good afternoon,
I am a student of the master course integrated in mechanical engineering at the University of Minho and I am completing my final project, ...
0
votes
1
answer
199
views
Regarding selecting a font on the provisional patent
So, I decided to go with the Courier New font offered by Microsoft Word in writing my provisional patent. I am assuming that is the same Courier font suggested by the UPSTO? Anyway, I have written a ...
- 5
1
vote
1
answer
3k
views
Provisional patents formal font size and style
I wonder if anyone can direct me to an article on which font to use for headers and text in a patent. I have searched some articles without luck. I want my provisional patent to be as formal as the ...
- 11
-1
votes
1
answer
9k
views
Where can I find a patent with the number ZL 2014 2 0446264.5?
Where can I find the patent for the Joda busbar raising frame automatic screw device? The patent number is ZL 2014 2 0446264.5. china patent
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
70
views
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 ...
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
110
views
I want to build a software similar to one that is already built but it is patent pending what are my choices?
There is an app/software that evaluates posture. I would like to create a software that does the same idea (evaluates posture) except make it better based on my needs and idea of the functions/...
0
votes
1
answer
35
views
Is this patent applicable for gaming industry only? Can some parts of it be used in other fields of work without infringement of rights?
In reference to the patent: EP2457626B1
