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How can I perform a global patent search for free?
The Lens, started as Patent Lens 15 years ago, is open, free, no advertising (secure) and a public service. It searches in over 90+ jurisdictions and hosts 100M patent records. It is not just ...
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Patent. What is the paris convention What are the principal features of the paris convention?
A brief answer is that the Paris Convention was an international agreement (dating back to the late 1800's) wherein participating countries respect the priority date of patents (and some other forms ...
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Is it legal to sell patented product in another country?
Yes, you can sell patented inventions in other countries. You just can't manufacture, import, distribute, or sell patented products in countries where the invention is patented. If the patent owner ...
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How can I perform a global patent search for free?
DEPATISnet is the best option. It is a completely free database and belongs to German Patent Office. I have worked on the database for over three years and found that the result quality is as ...
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Hiring a US patent attorney that is able to help with getting patents in the EU and China
Yes - many US patent law firms will have relationships with agents and lawyers overseas. Most patent offices require a locally accredited person to do anything other than the mechanics of filing, if ...
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What is the effect of a US patent in Brazil?
You have referred to a US patent (and application). This is only effective in the US, and therefore could not apply in other countries.
In addition, by searching for the inventor's name at INPI, it ...
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Is this patent limited to the usa or internationally?
Important to add that patents are territorial rights. Patents with No US-N,NNN,NNN are US patents with effect only to the US.
JP is for Japan, CA is for Canada, etc etc
When you see WO-YYYY-NNNNNN ...
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Can the same patent be extended to a new country without one of the original co-author
Especially in the U.S., correct inventorship is important. Co-inventors are not strictly analogous with co-authors. In the U.S., all true inventors must be listed. An inventor is someone who makes a ...
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Are there people who constantly look up newly granted patents in one country so that they can use it in another country?
Most patents do not lead to successful products. Someone desiring to make money by copying others would likely pursue successful products rather than newly issued patents.
It would be legal and ...
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Why would someone not file the same patent in China after filing the USA?
I would not say that it is extremely cheap. The cost of your post depends on the law firm used, whether you directly hire the Chinese law firm or you use an intermediary, etc. Moreover, does the ...
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Most countries require that patent applications be filed before public disclosure of an invention: does it include US provisional patent applications?
Absolutely - that is the main reason provisional applications were created. When the US signed the treaty that changed term from 17 years after grant to 20 years after filing the US saw that a person ...
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Patent enforcement
With small exceptions, infringing a U.S. patent requires infringement within the US. An infringement could include making, selling, offering for sale, using and importing. Anyone can make a US ...
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How can I perform a global patent search for free?
You can use Google Patent Search to conduct free patent searches. It contains more than 87 million patents from 17 patent offices. Added to that, its sleek UI and some functionalities that help you ...
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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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In what economic systems, other than capitalism, do patents exist?
Check out the Wikipedia article on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). It includes search authorities from countries including China and Russia.
Also, you can search Google Patents for patents from ...
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Can I file in france if I file a Provisional in the US and then publicly disclose prior to filing in France?
There should be no problem.
Let's set out a timeline:
1 Sep 2014: US provisional ("US1") is filed.
15 Oct 2014: Public disclosure of material in the US provisional filing.
31 Aug 2015: ...
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Patenting a game idea in India
You don't say what sort of a game it is -- software based or non-software based, which is a consideration.
But for either option, the European and Chinese patent offices will only allow patents ...
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has Geomagnetism being used for generation of electricity?
I know nothing about the prior art in this field. That is something which really can only be assessed by a patent search. Nevertheless, I would be reasonably confident in assuming that there is no ...
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Can i patent a product in usa that was already invented in china?
There is no link between patenting and selling. The answers are therefore different for each head of your question.
Can you develop and sell it in the US?
Sure. Patents are territorial, so a patent ...
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"Designated countries for regional patents"
Designated countries only applies to PCT applications, not to US applications.
Designated countries are those states in which a PCT application may subsequently enter national or regional phase. That ...
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Is this patent for the entire unit or just a specific part?
What a patent covers is described by its claims. You should first read the independent claims (claims that don't refer to other claims). Here is the first claim of the cited patent.
A method for ...
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Is this patent limited to the usa or internationally?
This is a US patent. The hint is the first two letters being "US". US patents only cover products made or sold in the US. Often US patents will have international equivalents. In Google Patents you ...
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Is there a cheaper patent for low income applicants?
Sort of, but only in the US (as far as I know).
You can file an application with micro entity status, which means most of the official fees are 75% less than the usual rate. This has some pretty ...
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publish date vs priority date in pct countries for novelty purposes
In every country, prior art must be published (that is, available to the public). An expired provisional patent application which has not been used for priority is not available to the public: that is,...
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The allowability of amendments
Amendment under Article 34 PCT is only possible if you are proceeding to International Preliminary Examination. Is this the case?
Furthermore, if you only intend to proceed to EPO, is there any ...
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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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