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Is it worth patenting an algorithm if I don't have the money to defend against infringements?

answered May 24, 2017 at 8:44

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How important are claims in provisional patents

answered Feb 15, 2017 at 1:14

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Filing, CIP, Con, PCT, Priority, etc and Expiration Date

answered Jan 17, 2017 at 4:39

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What is the difference between Application number, Publication number and Patent number?

answered Apr 12, 2016 at 8:15

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Repatenting someone else's dropped provisionals

answered Feb 15, 2017 at 9:15

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Does Chinese Patent Examination Lack Rigor?

answered Apr 22, 2018 at 0:29

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Okay to use "optionally" in a claim?

answered Jun 30, 2018 at 2:24

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This Patent is for a process that that was invented by someone else

answered Mar 10, 2016 at 9:40

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Is it always okay to market a product that was patented 20+ years ago?

answered Apr 15, 2016 at 8:37

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Can a weak patent application come back to haunt you?

answered Mar 11, 2016 at 17:43

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Two aspects of the same invention and one aspect is not unique

answered Mar 2, 2017 at 9:17

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Claim dependence on later claim

answered Dec 9, 2016 at 0:07

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How to check for EP divisional filings?

answered May 14, 2018 at 1:38

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Adding useful and unobvious functionality to existing patent

answered May 20, 2018 at 10:52

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Strategies for minimizing early cost while maximizing future options with PCT application?

answered May 7, 2018 at 20:19

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Is it true that a significant percentage of patents do not hold up when challenged?

answered Mar 20, 2018 at 20:30

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What is the relationship between a "patent number" and application and publication numbers?

answered Mar 1, 2018 at 20:36

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Why do patent description contains serial numbers like [0001], [0002] etc?

answered May 7, 2017 at 1:06

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What happens to the priority dates if a provisional application has more than one invention?

answered Jul 22, 2017 at 1:51

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How can the difference between "Priority Date" and "Filing Date" be greater than 1 year?

answered Jun 28, 2017 at 22:52

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USC / MPEP / Guidance Docs / Cases

answered Jan 25, 2018 at 20:17

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Why not refer to the invention as the invention?

answered Feb 26, 2018 at 1:33

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Software Patent or Copyright?

answered Feb 22, 2018 at 3:15

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In an independent claim is there any advantage of stating all the critical antecedents up front rather than introducing them individually?

answered Jan 29, 2018 at 4:28

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Can I apply for a patent and a trademark in the same application?

answered Jan 14, 2018 at 20:03

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What are the bracket numbers in a patent?

answered Oct 5, 2017 at 19:35

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Does non-enabled use constitute infringement?

answered Aug 14, 2017 at 12:06

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How should I patent my behavioral bio-metric identification idea in the US or Europe?

answered Jan 7, 2018 at 20:30

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Can the examiner's use of more than 3 prior art refs in combination be successfully argued as "nonobviousness"?

answered Jan 7, 2018 at 20:44

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When the examiner's rejection is based on "one of" language, does this necessarily mean the statement can only be allowed by changing to plural?

answered Jan 10, 2018 at 22:13

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Is it worth patenting an algorithm if I don't have the money to defend against infringements?

How important are claims in provisional patents

Filing, CIP, Con, PCT, Priority, etc and Expiration Date

What is the difference between Application number, Publication number and Patent number?

Repatenting someone else's dropped provisionals

Does Chinese Patent Examination Lack Rigor?

Okay to use "optionally" in a claim?

This Patent is for a process that that was invented by someone else

Is it always okay to market a product that was patented 20+ years ago?

Can a weak patent application come back to haunt you?

Two aspects of the same invention and one aspect is not unique

Claim dependence on later claim

How to check for EP divisional filings?

Adding useful and unobvious functionality to existing patent

Strategies for minimizing early cost while maximizing future options with PCT application?

Is it true that a significant percentage of patents do not hold up when challenged?

What is the relationship between a "patent number" and application and publication numbers?

Why do patent description contains serial numbers like [0001], [0002] etc?

What happens to the priority dates if a provisional application has more than one invention?

How can the difference between "Priority Date" and "Filing Date" be greater than 1 year?

USC / MPEP / Guidance Docs / Cases

Why not refer to the invention as the invention?

Software Patent or Copyright?

In an independent claim is there any advantage of stating all the critical antecedents up front rather than introducing them individually?

Can I apply for a patent and a trademark in the same application?

What are the bracket numbers in a patent?

Does non-enabled use constitute infringement?

How should I patent my behavioral bio-metric identification idea in the US or Europe?

Can the examiner's use of more than 3 prior art refs in combination be successfully argued as "nonobviousness"?

When the examiner's rejection is based on "one of" language, does this necessarily mean the statement can only be allowed by changing to plural?