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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: I HAVE A DESIGN PATENT WHICH EXPIRED 3 YEARS AGO. I SEE MANY SIMILAR INVENTIONS ON THE MARKET NOW, COULD I SUE FOR INFRINGEMENT OR CAN I STILL PUT THIS INTO PRODUCTION? posted Tuesday 22 of January 2013 by peter A. You (and anyone else for that matter) should be able to make the design as described in your expired design patent, provided that ... view tags: design, patent, expired, invention, infringement

Q: WHAT DEGREE OF PROTECTION AM I AFFORDED FOR AN INVENTION WHICH HAS A PENDING PATENT? IS IT SAFE TO MARKET THE IDEA? IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO STEAL THE INVENTION ONCE YOU DISCLOSE IT TO THEM? posted Thursday 28 of February 2013 by Earl A. You have something you can license. Companies know that if you sue them, it will cost them a large sum of money to defend. Yes, ... view tags: protection, invention, pending, patent, steal, disclose

Q: CAN AN INVENTION BE PROTECTED BEFORE A PATENT APPLICATION IS FILED? posted Tuesday 26 of March 2013 by Michael A. Depending on where the events took place, an invention for which a patent application has not been filed is protected as a trade s... view tags: invention, protected, patent, application, filed

Q: IF THE PRESENT INVENTION CONNECTS TO AN EXISTING PRODUCT, SHOULD THE DRAWING OF THE PRESENT INVENTION SHOW PARTS OF THE EXISTING PRODUCT OR JUST THE PRESENT INVENTION? CURRENTLY I AM JUST REFERENCING THE EXISTING PRODUCT'S PARTS IN THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE PARTS IN THE PRESENT INVENTION'S DRAWINGS. posted Wednesday 10 of April 2013 by Steve A. If you describe your invention in enough detail to allow someone of ordinary skill in the field of the invention to make and use t... view tags: connect, existing, patent, reference, parts, drawings

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