Questions tagged [uspto]
United States Patent and Trademark Office, the body which issues patents in the USA.
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Is it possible to search patents by assignee?
My name is Jesse L Culpepper. I would like to know how many patents are in my name.
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Patent filing procedure without a patent attorney
This is the first time I'm thinking about filing a patent, and I don't know where to start. First of all I'm not from the USA but I want to file a patent with the USPTO without a patent attorney as I ...
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How can the difference between “Priority Date” and “Filing Date” be greater than 1 year?
For most patents (at least the ones I looked at) there is no more than 1 year difference between "Priority Date" and "Filing Date": often exactly 1 year, and if not, just under 1 year.
This must be ...
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Can a granted patent be deeded to the public?
Please note, I'm not speaking in the context of a land patent, I just could not think of a better word than deed.
Let's say that:
I have a concrete implementation of something that can be patented
I ...
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How to get a patent or patent application permalink at the USPTO website?
I'd like to link to certain patents or patent applications filed with the USPTO.
Google Patents makes this relatively straightforward, hosting patents & applications at this URL scheme:
http:/...
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When can new prior art be brought during prosecution? How can we help?
I am looking for a clarification ideally for both USPTO and EPO procedures.
I thought that:
applicant could (must for US) bring new prior art anytime during prosecution until grant (through IDS for ...
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How would I file a Provisional Patent by myself?
I have a great idea that I would like to protect, but I don't have the budget for a patent attorney at the moment. I was thinking to do it by my own.
I wanted to know if I try my best to define the ...
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Patent Number suffix A1 / B2 etc.
On some patent numbers I see an "A1" / "A2" / "B2" etc. suffix after the actual patent number
e.g. "USxxxxxxxxx B2" or "WOxxxxxxxx A1" etc.
What do these suffixes mean? Is there a key somewhere ...
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How long does the US duty of disclosure last?
37 CFR 1.56 says:
The duty to disclose information exists with respect to each pending claim until the claim is cancelled or withdrawn from consideration, or the application becomes abandoned.
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USPTO different numbers for the same patent
How come sometimes a USPTO application/grant has many numbers form the same patent?
For example:
US6334845 (B1)
is "also published as" US6422996(B2) and as US6413211(B2).
I understand that the ...
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Is there any consequences if I don't amend claims properly before the PCT deadline?
PCT application claims can be amended one time via Article 19 and 34.
From my understanding, one can amend claims in the national phase. So what is the point of having limitation in PCT?
In US, one ...
