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I have patent applications for the same invention in different countries. Can I choose which application to use as priority for a PCT one?

I have a US non-provisional that claims priority to a provisional one. It is not published yet but its priority period has expired. I also have a pending Australian provisional application for exactly ...
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Requirement to submit newly found prior art after Notice of Allowance or Issue Fee Payment?

In the US, a duty of disclosure to submit information material to patentability extends until the patent is granted. This means that the duty still applies after notice of allowance (NoA) and after ...
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Full Scope Non-Obviousness?

"Full scope" enablement -- i.e. that the entire scope of the claim is enabled under 35 USC 112 -- has been identified as a requirement in case law. See here. Also from MPEP 2164.08: The Federal ...
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filling US application to PCT

I have filed provisional application in USPTO about a year ago and now have prepared non-provisional application to file in US. May I file the same application (draft) into PCT or PCT has different ...
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If I have a patent in china, can I also apply for a US patent?

My Chinese patent is good for another 5 years. Can i apply for US patent in the meantime if i plan to sell the product in the US?
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Combination of dependent claims

According to decision T 1857/07 (2.4.2) of the EPO boards of appeal, a combination of dependent claims (e.g. 2 and 3) that are both/all dependent on the same independent claim but not each other is ...
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Multiple references US vs EU

In the EU its customary to have claims like Method for... Method from claim 1 plus ... Method from claim 1 or 2 plus ... ... (only dependent claims here) Method from one of the previous claims plus ...
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Is this patent limited to the usa or internationally?

In reference to the patent: US8424138
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Drawing not available and PDF not available

In reference to the patent: US20150244345 Why are the drawings not uploaded? In this patent, PDF is not available to see or download.
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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 ...
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US patent application based on the contents of Chinese patent applications

I have some patent questions related to several Chinese patent applications, which belong to my company (US company) and a Chinese company. I asked the Chinese company with my company to file a US ...
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Including existing patents and non-patent prior art in a nonprovisional application

I have read and heard that known similar patents and other prior art should be disclosed in the patent application, yet I find no examples of such disclosures in the "Background" sections (or any ...
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Can I patent a process in US being from another country?

sorry if this question is too stupid or something, but couldn't find the answer anywhere. Basically, there are 2 (conditional) questions in one: 1. can I file to patent a process in US? 2. if so: ...
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If an individual had a role in “correcting” my mistakes/work, do they have rights to my idea(s)?

Say I had a design/concept presented to an expert, and that person had analyzed and discovered a mistake in my work, then I proceeded to solve that problem. Do they have rights to my idea? Claiming ...
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When exactly do you lose the provisionals priority?

After reading some previous questions about provisionals, especially from inventors wanting to write them themselfs and consult an attorney only for the non provisional, I was wondering, how much do ...
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Repatenting someone else's dropped provisionals

My question is, can anybody provide any part of the US patent law proving or disproving the statement that: Dropped and unpublished provisionals do not impede novelty of other inventions? And how ...
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What does it mean to 'recapture' information from a PCT application?

We have filed a US patent application for use of our tech in/on/attached to a laptop. However, we now want to adapt this filing to claim the use of this technology built-into a laptop. A subtle change,...
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Explanation if patent is granted or pending

I am not a US citizen and I'm not fit into all these bureaucracy and complex names. How can I know if this patent was granted? Publication number US9117231 B2 Publication type Grant Application ...
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Is there a patent litigation damages threshold for a legal case to be accepted?

Is there a damages threshold below which a US judge would not accept a patent litigation case? Let's say defendant demonstrates that plaintiff would at most get 10k $ in damages in questionable patent ...
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What patents do I need to buy or lease to make and sell an electric guitar to the public?

I want to make and sell my own electric guitars. However, I have not invented the instrument, nor was I the inventor of any of the major advances in the field. However, I have some changes (mostly ...
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Possible US court sanctions over EU company in software patent infringment case

What are the possible sanctions from US court if a EU company decides that continuing software patent litigation is useless but is not willing to make a deal with accusing party. In other words ...
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What is a CRM (Computer Readable Medium) claim?

(ref: this question, George White's answer) I'm writing a software patent that includes a system and a method claim. I've heard of something called a CRM (Computer Readable Medium) claim, but am ...