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Q. Am I infringing on patents if I were to sell a product that I made from off the shelf components which are already patented? posted Thursday 23 of May 2013 by Terry [intellectual property] A. Thanks for this question. No, if you buy from companies that have the rights to make the components, you receive an implied licens... view tags: infringing, product, patent, sell, shelf, components    votes: 3

Q. How can someone contest the contents of a Patent? posted Tuesday 7 of June 2011 by Robert [ip litigation] A. Well, you may not be able to contest the contents of a patent (although if subject to copyright, you may be able to do so), there ... view tags: content, litigate, patent, court, protest, opposition    votes: 3

Q. I want to use the 30-month application-filing sequence, provisional->PCT->nationals. The invention comprises two components, A and B. After filing both a provisional and a subsequent international PCT, I realized that a second version of B is possible, and I would like to protect both. Calling the first application AB1, which has not published, what are my options for AB2? A continuation in part offers an option for the US national filing. Is there any way to file a single international application covering both AB1 and AB2 in which different claims have different priority dates? posted Wednesday 26 of June 2013 by Arthur [patent filing] A. You can always file a follow-on PCT on an improvement to your already filed application, provided that the invention is not yet pu... view tags: 30 month, application, filing, sequence, pct, provisional    votes: 3

Q. What are the minimum requirements for obtaining a filing date for a Swiss design patent application? posted Wednesday 26 of September 2012 by Howard [patent filing] A. The minimum requirements to obtain a filing date are: name and address of the applicant, sample or reproduction of the design. The... view tags: minimum, requirements, filing date, swiss, design, patent, application    votes: 3

Q. How do I structure my patent for the USPTO if I plan to file an international patent later. What must I do i terms of formatting my US patent? posted Wednesday 25 of May 2011 by Jaclyn [patent filing] A. I can't answer this question in an email. There are probably some books you can read, articles as well, that might be helpful. Yo... view tags: structure, uspto, international, formatting, us patent    votes: 3

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