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Order of Patent Inventors on a Patent Application
So far as I know, DonQuiKong's answer is correct. For my patents, generally speaking, the lawyers usually listed the main inventor's name first, but it really doesn't matter. Certainly there is no ...
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How can the difference between "Priority Date" and "Filing Date" be greater than 1 year?
It is likely you are seeing the effects of a continuation (or divisional, outside of the US). The continuation retains the priority date of its parent, but has a much later filing date.
By way of ...
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about filing and making of prototype
If you are looking for a design patent, you should not file a provisional application. A provisional application cannot be used for priority for a design patent.
For example, MPEP § 1504.10 provides:
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is a provisional utility patent the way I need to go?
Is a provisional utility patent the way I need to go?
Possibly, but not for the reasons you suggest.
A good provisional does not take less time than a non-provisional, as the drafting process is ...
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Working in a large organization - have idea of my own-some questions
Whether or not you have the rights to the invention depends upon circumstances, such as whether the invention was created during your regular work hours, whether or not you used company resources on ...
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How old do you have to be to file a patent
There does not seem to be any formal age requirement.
This is sort of confirmed by 37 CFR § 1.63(c) (which relates to the requirement to provide an inventor's oath), which provides (emphasis added):
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Protections for selling a business idea
"Business Ideas" cannot be patented, only novel processes that are not deemed wholly abstract.
Thus, if you had a design for a new type of engine, you could seek a patent.
But if you had an idea ...
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What happens if I don't pay the issue fee?
I can only speak regarding the US patent system.
Does the patent become abandoned?
Yes, see the rules on Notice of Allowance. The issue fee is due within three months of receiving the notice of ...
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Is it practical for a novice to successfully file a patent without hiring a patent lawyer?
An alternative not yet mentioned is to consult with your university's tech transfer office. You should do so under confidentiality agreement or otherwise ensure that they will keep any disclosure ...
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Filing with PCT first before any national application
If the first application you file is a PCT application its filing date will be the priority date for everything that flows from the PCT filing. You can take advantage of that priority by entering ...
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Risks of splitting invention into multiple patents?
This is opinion, as I'm not aware of any empirical way to measure this.
I would suggest that scenario B should always be used.
Assuming you have two separable inventions, then it makes sense that ...
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can foreign company file patent in USPTO without a lawyer?
USPTO permits filing of patent by individual inventor as applicant without patent attorney (lawyer). Company can be assignee and (I am not sure) need to be represented by registered attorney. Refer ...
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New data visualisation - Design or Utility patent
This is an answer assuming US patent law. A design patent is for the ornamental appearance of an item of manufacture. An example would be a vase with a specific color, shape, and artistic design. You ...
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Am I getting a response for Rescission of Previous Nonpublication Request?
Thanks for all the comments. Answering my own question. I first called the number of the Pre-Grant Publication Division at (703)605-4283 according to the SB/36 form, but that number turned out already ...
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Revision of an application after submission, when responding to a deadline to maintain family continuity
Under the AIA there is a provision to file an, essentially, no-content continuation. Use the File by Reference option on the ADS form. You need to follow up with specification, drawings and claims ...
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Can an individual applicant assert micro entity status for their 6th patent if they asserted small entity status on their 4th application?
NO - one is not entitled to a certain number of micro-entity filings.
The section of the form one must sign -
1.27. (2) APPLICATION FILING LIMIT – Neither the applicant nor the inventor nor a joint ...
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WIPO Rules about drawings
The PCT process is strict about drawings, much more so than the national USPTO process. If you are lucky when you get "an invitation to correct defects" you will be able to fix the drawings ...
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Does the inventor's citizenship have to be indicated when filing a patent application to the USPTO?
For national applications - Yes, before the AIA, no after the AIA. So currently no.
Separately, there are issues involving PCT applications. You can only file a PCT application in a location where at ...
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How was this Bitrex based repellent invention able to be patented while there were already similar bitrex based products invented before?
First of all, the cited document is an application, not a patent. Applications do not necessarily get granted and even if they do, it is common for the claims to be narrowed.
With respect to the US ...
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Order of Patent Inventors on a Patent Application
I think the key difference is that with a research paper or peer-review article, credit for the work is the tangible compensation. (All for the glory, if you will;)
With patents, we're in the ...
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Soffer, Softer, Soifer
This is the result of imperfect optical character recognition of an old patent. Try reviewing the pdf version. Google patents tries to automatically generate a text version of the patent. For old ...
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Signing Application-Data-Sheet (ADS) Using EFS-Web
After few searches, I found the answer in the following example given by USPTO:
https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/aia_implementation/oath_declaration_examples.pdf
I put it just in case ...
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Are hand drawn diagrams sufficient for provisional utility patent?
Yes, hand-drawn diagrams are sufficient.
If the drawings in the utility application are simply better (professional draftsman quality) versions of the hand-drawn ones with no additional information, ...
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How to remove a file attached in a USPTO EFS WEB application?
click the Revalidate button to get a screen which includes Delete buttons.
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Software patenting questions
I don't have enough money (not even nearly enough) to file a patent
This point seems to come up in many questions. While patent applications seem expensive, they are often only a small part of the ...
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How detailed should a provisional patent application be? (Software)
Most importantly, DO NOT file a patent application with LegalZoom or any other cut-rate self-directed services, especially when it comes to this type of technology.
The problem with these LegalZoom ...
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