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Q: WHEN FILING A PRIORITY APPLICATION IN ONE COUNTRY, CAN SUBSEQUENT FILINGS IN OTHER COUNTRIES (WHILE CLAIMING PRIORITY DATE OF FIRST FILING) BE ANY DIFFERENT FROM FIRST FILING AT ALL? I FILED IN US FIRST FOR AN INVENTION. LATER I FOUND A TINY IMPROVEMENT. CAN I ADD THAT IMPROVEMENT AND FILE IN JAPAN WHILE CLAIMING PRIORITY DATE FOR US FILING? posted Wednesday 25 of May 2011 by Christopher A. Yes, you can, so long as you file the other applications within one year of your earliest claimed priority date. In fact, you can... view tags: priority application, priority date, improvement, japan

Q: CAN YOU FILE A PCT APPLICATION CLAIMING PRIORITY TO A CHINESE UTILITY PATENT? posted Wednesday 13 of July 2011 by Julie A. Yes, you can, if the Chinese Utility Model was filed less than one year ago. Note however that the IP laws are rapidly changing, ... view tags: chinese, utility, patent, claiming, priority

Q: I FOUND A PATENT ONLINE WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO CONTEST. I ASK MY SELF HOW COULD THE PATENT BE GIVEN. BASICALLY, THE PATENT IS SO GENERAL, THAT THEY CAN CLAIM CHECKS TO BE COVERED BY THEIR PATENT!!! A CHECK HAS AN ALIAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ACCOUNT, THE NUMBER, AND A PIE WHICH IS THE ACCOUNT HOLDER'S SIGNATURE. posted Thursday 19 of April 2012 by Ricardo A. Yes, you can challenge a patent using a number of processes, including filing a reexamination request or simply asking a US patent... view tags: patent, contest, claim, alias, holder, signature

Q: DO I HAVE TO WRITE VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF KNOWN DEVICES USED IN MY INVENTION(CONVEYOR,PC), IF WHAT IS CLAIMED IS A NEW PROCESS(FUNCTION) PERFORMED BY THESE DEVICES? THERE COULD BE PLENTY OF EMBODIMENTS OF THESE KNOWN DEVICES USED IN INVENTION, BUT THE INVENTION IS A NEW USE OF A COMBINATION OF THESE DEVICES. DO I HAVE TO STATE EVERY LITTLE TECHNICAL DETAIL(AND HOW TO MAKE THEM) IN THE DESCRIPTION, OR I CAN WRITE DESCRIPTION IN MORE GENERAL TERMS? posted Tuesday 17 of July 2012 by Theodore A. No, you don't have to include detail on known technologies as long as you reference some material that has the information you nee... view tags: detail, description, known, device, patent

Q: WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PURPOSE OF CLAIMS IN A PATENT APPLICATION AND HOW IMPORTANT ARE THEY? posted Sunday 22 of July 2012 by Jeff A. The claims are all important in a granted patent as they define your legal rights to sue others who make a device or perform a pro... view tags: claim, patent, application, important

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