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George White

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20 votes

How to get a patent or patent application permalink at the USPTO website?

answered Feb 8, 2013 at 19:36

17 votes

Scaling based on pixel density (Microsoft) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST

answered Mar 26, 2013 at 16:32

13 votes

How do you determine a patent expiration date?

answered May 14, 2013 at 20:34

12 votes

Is it possible to quickly kill existing patents?

answered Jul 23, 2013 at 7:16

10 votes

Apple designs were not the first. So why grant them patents?

answered Feb 3, 2013 at 19:32

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How basic can a patent be? (Hypothetical example: conductor's baton)

answered Feb 21 at 0:31

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Do patent attorneys specialize?

answered Apr 28, 2022 at 4:13

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Is it practical for a novice to successfully file a patent without hiring a patent lawyer?

answered Jan 16, 2013 at 20:18

9 votes

I have prior art for a pending patent. What should I do?

answered Apr 1, 2013 at 2:14

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Is an expired patent in the public domain?

answered Jan 2, 2014 at 1:01

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How to invalidate a patent with prior art?

answered Jun 20, 2013 at 19:28

7 votes

Software Patents: Claiming as a METHOD vs as a SYSTEM?

answered Oct 27, 2013 at 22:42

7 votes

How do I know if a patent is pending or granted?

answered Dec 14, 2013 at 18:32

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Where can I see in which country a patent is valid?

answered Feb 5, 2014 at 23:32

6 votes

PURCHASING A PRODUCT IN A STORE USING A MOBILE DEVICE Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST

answered Jun 15, 2013 at 22:24

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What is the difference between a license and a patent?

answered Jun 9, 2013 at 17:10

6 votes

ONLINE ESCORT SERVICE Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST

answered May 21, 2013 at 21:16

6 votes

Is use in foreign countries a bar to patentability?

answered Jan 20, 2013 at 21:53

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What is a difference between System Claims and Method Claims?

answered Jan 12, 2019 at 7:39

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Method Claims vs. Means Plus Function

answered Mar 18, 2019 at 21:01

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What is the difference between a withdrawn claim and a cancelled claim?

answered Oct 10, 2018 at 0:15

5 votes

Microsoft have submitted a patent for a whack to silence a phone ringer. How similar does prior art have to be?

answered Jan 16, 2013 at 20:43

5 votes

Where can I find best practices or guides for patent/SOTA research?

answered Jan 31, 2013 at 18:15

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How can I make certain that prior art I find for submission is "good prior art"?

answered Jul 24, 2013 at 4:39

5 votes

How would I file a Provisional Patent by myself?

answered Jul 25, 2013 at 15:49

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(Former) Employer Patenting GNU-gpl-ed algorithm

answered Aug 30, 2013 at 18:09

5 votes

Is it obvious even though no one is doing it?

answered Oct 19, 2013 at 7:12

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When can I start using an expiring patent?

answered Sep 18, 2013 at 21:08

5 votes

Mathematics patented (first post here, very shocked)

answered Mar 23, 2014 at 20:39

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Forming a System Claim: Am I on the Right Track?

answered Nov 15, 2013 at 21:42

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