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I am a former entrepreneur, an electrical engineer, and a now a retired patent agent located in Southern California. I am enthusiastically pro-patent, but also believe that only applications that truly meet the legal criteria for patentablity should get through the system.

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How to get a patent or patent application permalink at the USPTO website?
Feb 8, 2013
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Scaling based on pixel density (Microsoft) - Patent Application - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Mar 26, 2013
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How do you determine a patent expiration date?
May 14, 2013
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Is it possible to quickly kill existing patents?
Jul 23, 2013
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Apple designs were not the first. So why grant them patents?
Feb 3, 2013
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How basic can a patent be? (Hypothetical example: conductor's baton)
Feb 21, 2023
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Do patent attorneys specialize?
Apr 28, 2022
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Is it practical for a novice to successfully file a patent without hiring a patent lawyer?
Jan 16, 2013
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I have prior art for a pending patent. What should I do?
Apr 1, 2013
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Is an expired patent in the public domain?
Jan 2, 2014
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