Questions tagged [patent-infringement]
For questions involving the creation, use, sale, import or export of patented items without permission from the patent holder or any person legally entitled to grant a license. Also for questions regarding the legal implications for the patent holder or the infringer. If you are beeing sued or put on notice for patent infringement please note that this can cost A LOT of money, you should consult a patent attorney.
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If each country is resonsible for its own patents, can an invention be copied from one country to another?
I'm new to patents and am a bit confused by the whole system. To my understanding a patent is applied at a federal level. Does this mean someone can go to France, see an invention that is patented ...
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Is it possible to write software that doesn't infringe on patents?
I'm working on app not similar to Uber, but one that also facilitates peer-to-peer economic activity. However, I recently came across a patent filed by Uber, entitled
"Providing a summary or ...
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Someone stole my computer program and said he will patent it. How can I check if patent exists?
First off sorry if this isn't the right place, I am new here. I took a job creating a computer program for a client. No formal contract was signed, though he did agree to pay me a flat rate. I gave ...
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What if the cloud is located where the patent is null?
In reference to the patent: WO2017054090A1
I just wanted to know if someone can barely do the same thing as claimed but with a cloud located where the patent is not filed/granted/valid.
For exemple, ...
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How is patent infringement usually being discovered?
Suppose I developed a novel video compression algorithm that compresses video in a higher rate than commonly seen method, and I patented it. Now I want to discover whether some other companies might ...
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What happens if a patent has claims that infringes prior art got granted?
Suppose company A thought they developed something new and attempted to patent it. But in actuality company B already patented the same thing a few months ago. However when company A was filing the ...
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If a patent expire can someone else repatent it?
I came up with an idea to solve a major problem but Theres was already a patent out. But it was patented back in the 40s and have since expired. But i see similar patents which are newer. I am not to ...
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How do vanishing stories on WhatsApp not infringe Snapchats patents?
Looking at Snapchat's patent Ephemeral message galleries it would seem, at least superficially, that vanishing status updates on WhatsApp do exactly what this patent protects. I copy the relevant ...
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questions on selling a product similar to a patent
In reference to the patent: US8317762
I am looking to sell a product online but a similar product has a patent for it. How can i sell a product that wont break the patent law?
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Does non-enabled use constitute infringement?
Consider a patent with broad specification and claims. Would it be considered infringement if one then practices the invention in a way that was not PHOSITA-enabled by the spec/claims at the ...
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Does this patent refer to adding any kind of magnet to eyelashes?
In reference to the patent: US20160206031
I just wanted to know if, given this patent, other companies are allowed to sell magnetic eyelashes? Does the patent cover the addition of any kind of magnet ...
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I am concerned about some cosmetic products from different brands that all have same patent number. What does that mean?
I am the owner of a similar cosmetic and I want to know if in my packaging I must add same patent number, or if I need to ask for the permission of the patent owner to do that. The product is not same ...
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Can I manufacture and sell the product shown in US 2010/0180382?
I would like to manufacture and resell this product. What steps would I have to take considering it has a patent? Would changing the size of the product make it okay or adding a strap to the product ...
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Patent exhaustion: services utilizing a patented device
Assume a patent is awarded with apparatus and method claims applying to some device with an intended process. For example, consider a potato peeler intended to be swiped across potatoes, in which ...
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Markham window or Anderson window? Who was first?
In reference to the patent: US1116828
I found the original patent and the physical model for this patent will cleaning up. I am interested to know if this preceeds Andersen Window patents. This was ...
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Is this patent #7,927,287 still valid and in force?
Is this patent #7,927,287 still valid?
For me is a copy of #6,467,430
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How can I decide whether a patent is infringed?
Say I have a patent whose claimed invention is a series of actions performed by a user as:
User enters a pub
Orders a beer
Pay with credit card
Leaves the pub
Now say I discover that someone else, ...
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If someone file for a full patent after i file for a PPA can they steal my idea?
This information may be wrong but as im researching patents and PPAs. I heard if i get a PPA then after someone file a full patent if i don't get a full patent after my PPA ended they can legally take ...
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US 20160206031 A1 is a patent that states its the only patent of its kind? Is this true?
But there is this US 3516422 A.
Publication number US3516422 A
Publication type Grant
Publication date Jun 23, 1970
Filing date Jun 26, 1967
Priority date Jun 26, 1967
Inventors Alworth ...
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If i added an improvement to my PPA using only a drawling am i covered?
Lets say i come up with a new improvement to my invention and want to file another PPA and tag it on my old one. If i only include a drawling but no claims, am i protected at all? If Someone try to ...
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If i have 8 claims and Someone uses 7 of them in the same order can i take legal action?
This is hypothetical
I am new to the patent world. I heard that when you file a patent and make claims, you must break your invention down. And if no one has had that combination your patent will be ...
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Can person A make person B's patented design a reality?
Let's say person A has patented a machine that converts apples into oranges. Can person B go ahead and make use of this patent and start mass producing the machine while crediting A for his idea?
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I published this same idea on Sep 18 2010
In reference to the patent: WO2015022446A1
I published this same idea on Sep 18 2010.
see here: http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Inflatable_20Hoodie#1284821376
how can this idea obtain a patent when ...
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Could this be a design patent infringement?
I have a product that I am at the last stages of importing and have stumbled on a another product of similar design that is currently in application (29598689) of a design patent.
As the product ...
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Must I infringe on EVERY PART of a claim to infringe...?
I have a question regarding how “close” a product can be in terms of IP infringement in the US and the use of language in a claim.
We make a specific kind of paracord / kernmantle. This includes ...
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Failure to pay Patent maintenance
If the patent is "Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee" what happens to the patent? That is, can the idea be produced?
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How can I determine whether my product infringes this patent?
I have an idea that I am currently researching and I cannot find a product like it on the market. I looked through some existing patents and am now curious what I should be looking for.
I do realize ...
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Is it worth patenting an algorithm if I don't have the money to defend against infringements?
I have some algorithms that I am considering patenting, but I wonder whether I should just trust that rivals won't simply read the patent papers and copy my ideas.
While I hope that my inventions ...
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How an infringement in a qualification method would affect a product?
Let's have the following hypothetical case:
Company develops a product using method 'X' for some testing procedure qualifying it.
Company releases product, development is frozen, testing no longer ...
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Creating a similar product to a patented product
In reference to the patent: USD613180
I am in interested in creating a similar product that cooks potatoes/vegetables in the microwave, but the name would be different and the design would include a ...
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What does this patent cover? USD705533
What does this patent actually cover? If there is a key holder with a completely different design etc. but the same theory does that infringe? I mean does the look/design just have to be different or ...
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What is the effect of a US patent in Brazil?
I would like some help in regards to patent number US 20020187719 A1/ US6666740. I would like to manufacture something similar in Brazil, but don't want to infringe any patents. That is why I'd like ...
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Copied Activated water system
I was introduced to an activation water system in Malaysia. However I found out that this type of activated water system was patented by the inventor and is legally sold by another company also in ...
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Using patent US 4582096 A in commercial?
Can I use the (Hand loom provided with a mechanism for variation of the distance between breast beam and back beam
US 4582096 A) patent in commercial issues?
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Actually invented by a different person
In reference to the patent: US1899496
I have a copy of a patent given to my great grandmother for the automatic gate for railways. The patent was given on August 28, 1928. It was awarded to her but ...
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Im looking to patent a board game
In reference to the patent: US7255348
I am also looking to patent a board game with an 8 sided board, but the game is seemingly of no similarity to mine, would the 8 sided board be an issue for me ...
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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/...
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If someone else invents and patents a design 5 years after you've been selling the same design
can they make you stop selling your own invention? Can they make you pay them licensing fees for something you designed way before they did?
I designed a unique baby outfit in 2008 and started selling ...
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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
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Could this be an infringement?
I have been served a cease and desist letter related to this patent. I have never copied or reproduced this product at all. We make all of our coins on demand and per the specifics of our customer. I ...
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US7878151 Dog Toy - what happened to the lawsuit between Our Pet's and Kong?
In reference to the patent: US7878151
Our Pet's filed a lawsuit against Kong for this toy (patent infringement)in February 2011. Was the case ever settled?
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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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What happens to the new patent, if there is another similar provisional patent (withdrawn or fee not paid ) available for public
We are filing a new patent, on one concept
but there is a provisional patent available for public
which is not valid (may be they have not paid the fee or it was withdrawn).
Once our patent is ...
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Does patent US8396664 mean that no one in in the continental USA can 3d map golf courses?
In reference to the patent: US8396664
With the above patent in effect, does this mean that no one else in the continental USA is able to 3D map a golf course?
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To patent a technology on a smart device and a yet to be made apparatus
I am reading on some patents and I want to make sure I understand them right. Let us follow my example which is a custom vibrator. I have no plans on making a patent over it, I am just using it as an ...
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What does method, apparatus, computer software embodied mean
what does this sentence mean:
"can be implemented as a method, apparatus, and/or computer software embodied in a computer-readable medium"
I have learned that method means process. Though, is this ...
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What is the the scope of this patent
In reference to the patent: US9383820
Hello, I want to understand the scope of this patent. From what I saw they are patenting custom vibration patterns in relation to creation of alerts. Though, I ...
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Can a patent include a claim that is encompassed by an "abstract" claim rejected in a different pending application?
There is a pending patent that has a number of very abstract claims which are currently being denied for being "abstract ideas" (although the inventor may appeal at some point). I am currently working ...
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