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Q: IS IT POSSIBLE TO PATENT A LINK BETWEEN TWO READILY AVAILABLE PRODUCTS. THE TWO PRODUCTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE FROM DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS BUT ARE NOT USED TOGETHER IN THE WAY I WISH TO IF SO HOW DO I DO THIS? posted Monday 8 of August 2011 by Benjamin A. Yes, if your combination is new, and would not be obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the field of the invention. Most inven... view tags: patent, link, between, two, products, available, manufacturers

Q: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO GET A PATENT AND WHAT ARE THE ASSOCIATED FEES? posted Tuesday 9 of August 2011 by Christopher A. When it takes less than an hour of their time, many patent attorneys do not charge for the initial office visit. The first real ex... view tags: fees, cost, patent, how, dollars, attorney

Q: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET A PATENT posted Friday 11 of March 2011 by Peter A. The period of time which the Patent Office usually requires to review and grant a patent varies from about 1.5 to 2.5 years. In sp... view tags: patent office, age, health, society, government, accelerate

Q: HOW ABOUT COLLAGES OF PORTIONS OF COPYRIGHTED PUBLICATIONS OR OTHER WORKS--IS PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF EACH WORK USED NECESSARY? posted Monday 22 of August 2011 by Gary A. It depends on whether there is a copying and, if so, whether the copying is a fair use. Directly attaching clipped out portions of... view tags: collages, portion, copyrighted, publications

Q: HOW ABOUT OLD MOVIE STILLS--IS PERMISSION REQUIRED FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER BEFORE COPYING STILLS AND DISTRIBUTING THESE STILLS TO THE PUBLIC? posted Monday 22 of August 2011 by Christopher A. This depends on whether the copyright in the old movie is still in force. If it is, permission is required. If not, then anyone is... view tags: old, movie, film, copyright, stills, still, photo, screen

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