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What does it mean if a patent's status is expired and grant?
The first date (2002-06-17) is the filing date, US10173363 is the application number. The second date (2003-03-04) is the date of issuance of the patent, and US6529620B1 is the patent number.
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Does obtaining a timestamp for a description affect future attempts to patent it?
I agree with the answer from @Eric Shain. I would add one nuance. At least in the U.S. there is a derivation proceeding that allows one to challenge an earlier filed application of another on the ...
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Does notarizing the document of a description invalidate any future attempt to patent it?
I am not a lawyer, so my answer is quite possibly wrong. That said, I have had documents notarized and in every case, the notary was only verifying that I willingly signed the document and know what I'...
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Approximate Time for USPTO actions
It takes about 6 weeks from payment of issue fee until the patent issues. IF you wait to the last minute to pat the issue fee, the patent will probably issue in fewer weeks.
In the U.S. there are no ...
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Can a "granted" patent still be revoked for new prior art discovery by USPTO?
The USPTO will not do anything unless a third party initiates a process.
From the article linked to in a comment
The PTO provides three procedures by which a patent can be challenged: inter partes ...
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How does the corporate world of R&D view independant inventors?
Note: Answer edited based on revised question.
How a corporation reacts to an independent research experience depends on how you present that experience. If it was full time work with a tangible ...
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Does obtaining a timestamp for a description affect future attempts to patent it?
Prior to 1995, it was normal practice to get potentially patentable ideas witnessed, signed and dated. This was what we did at my job. This was because in the US the USPTO used to have a first to ...
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Does notarizing the document of a description invalidate any future attempt to patent it?
No, notarization is a way to show that your signature is your signature. It has nothing to do with public disclosure. To prevent others from patenting the same idea, from a practical point of view, ...
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Granting Patents
Without seeing the file on the case, some important points that might be helpful are -
(1) The USPTO should have required signed declarations from each person listed as an inventor stating that they ...
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