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Q: IS THERE ANY TIME LIMIT TO FILING INTERNATIONAL PATENT AFTER FILING LOCAL PATENT? posted Wednesday 25 of May 2011 by Otis A. Yes, there is a time limit to filing international patent after filing local patent, namely 12 months. view tags: filing, international, local

Q: I HAVE CREATED SEVERAL CARTOON CHARACTERS AND PLAN TO REGISTER COPYRIGHT FOR THEM. AFTER REGISTERING COPYRIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO CREATE A SEWING OR CROCHETING PATTERN FOR THOSE CHARACTERS AND SELL THE PATTERN TO CUSTOMERS WHILE SPECIFYING THAT IT IS ONLY TO BE USED FOR PERSONAL USE, AND THAT THE END PRODUCT PRODUCED FROM THE PATTERN IS NOT TO BE SOLD. DOES MY REGISTERED COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL CARTOON THAT I DESIGNED THE PATTERN FROM ALSO APPLY TO THE END PRODUCT (THE TOY) THAT THE CUSTOMER CROCHETS BY USING MY PATTERN? AM I LEGALLY ALLOWED TO RESTRICT THE CUSTOMERS FROM SELLING TOYS THEY MAKE OF MY COPYRIGHTED CHARACTER FROM THE PATTERNS I SELL TO THEM? posted Sunday 26 of February 2012 by Dana A. Yes, the copyright does extend to your toy. Yes, you should be able to limit their use to personal use as well. You just need a pr... view tags: cartoon, characters, crocheting, pattern, toy

Q: WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MY INVENTION AFTER FILING MY PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION SINCE I CANNOT AMEND THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION? posted Thursday 10 of January 2013 by Joseph A. You may file a second application claiming priority to the original application if you file the second application within one year... view tags: improvements, invention, filing, provisional, patent, application

Q: LET'S SAY THERE'S A PRODUCT THAT IS NO LONGER MADE FOR A LONG TIME. I LOVED IT AND WANT TO BUILD MY OWN. THEN, I THINK TO MYSELF, IF I UPGRADED IT, MADE IT BETTER, "I COULD MAKE A MILLION." AFTER THE SWEAT DRIED UP AND MY PULSE NORMALIZED, I WONDERED ABOUT PATENTS. WHAT IS THE BEST, FASTEST, AND LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY TO FIND OUT IF I WOULD BE INFRINGING ON CURRENT PATENTS? posted Wednesday 5 of June 2013 by Brian A. You have a patent clearance search done. Just the search may cost $1500. Then comes the analysis as to whether you're infringing. ... view tags: upgrade, best, fastest, expense, infringing, infringe, patent

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 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

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