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Q: I THINK I MADE A MISTAKE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND DISCLOSED AN IDEA THAT I HAD TO A COLLEAGUE. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE IDEA TO MARKET, BUT IT HASN'T GONE PUBLIC YET. I WASN'T PLANNING ON PATENTING IT, BUT IT VERY WELL MIGHT BE PATENTABLE. CAN THE PERSON THAT I DISCLOSED THE IDEA TO PATENT IT? posted Monday 3 of June 2013 by Benjamin A. Yes, but the patent would be subject to attack for failing to name the true inventors, at least in countries where the correct nam... view tags: disclose, idea, patent, colleague

Q: I HAVE AN IDEA FOR ITEM I WANT TO SELL BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF I NEED A PATENT DESIGN OR A TRADEMARK OR WHAT... EXAMPLE: A TRAVEL TOOTHBRUSH CONTAINER, I WANT TO PUT MY LOGO ON A SIMILAR CONTAINER BUT FOR A SPECIFIC ITEM THAT IS NOT A TOOTHBRUSH. WHAT DO I NEED TO FILE? PLEASE HELP. posted Monday 22 of July 2013 by Diana A. This is an example of a case where sitting down with (or teleconferencing with) a patent and trademark attorney is necessary. You... view tags: sell, patent, design, trademark

Q: CAN I PATENT A GENERAL IPHONE APPLICATION IDEA WITHOUT ACTUALLY DEVELOPING THE APPLICATION? posted Wednesday 5 of February 2014 by Diana A. Yes, if you describe how to make it with enough detail to allow a programmer of ordinary skill to make and use the invention witho... view tags: patent, iphone, application, idea

Q: I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A PATENT, BUT MUST HIRE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE IDEA IN ORDER FOR IT TO IN FACT BE PATENTABLE. WE HOPE TO PAY THE CONTRACTOR A PERCENTAGE OF NET PROFIT IF AND WHEN THE IDEA IS SUCCESSFUL. IS THERE ANY GUIDANCE YOU CAN GIVE REGARDING PAYMENT IN THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO? THANK YOU. posted Tuesday 17 of February 2015 by k A. Unfortunately, I cannot give you any guidelines here. This is simply a question of negotiation. It could be that you pay him som... view tags: patent, independent, contractor, profit, payment

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