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Q: A HAS ONLY A US PATENT ON AN ITEM. B WANTS TO MARKET THAT ITEM IN CANADA. SUPPOSE A US BUYER PURCHASES THAT ITEM ONLINE FROM B'S CANADIAN COMPANY, CAN B SHIP IT TO THE US WITHOUT INFRINGING A'S PATENT? posted Sunday 13 of January 2013 by Charles A. Generally speaking, no. The answer may be different if not B, but B's customer ships it to the US for personal use. Your questio... view tags: us, patent, market, canada, online, ship, infringing

Q: TRYING TO DECIDE IF I CAN GET A PATENT ON MY DEVICE AND NEED TO KNOW THIS. THE DEVICE I'M WORKING ON CAN BE USED IN DEVICES BY DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS TO MAKE THEM SAFER. THE THING IS THAT EACH DEVICE BY DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS HAS DIFFERENT WAY THAT IT HAS TO BE MODIFIED, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BEING A TOTALLY NEW DEVICE ALTHOUGH THEY PERFORM EXACTLY THE SAME FUNCTION WITH EACH DEVICE. DO I HAVE TO HAVE A PATENT FOR EACH MANUFACTURER OR CAN I SAY "THE DEVICE MUST BE ADAPTED FOR EACH MANUFACTURERS DEVICE, BUT FUNCTION IS THE SAME FOR EACH AND THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW THE DEVICE FUNCTIONS."? (HARD TO ASK WITHOUT SAYING TOO MUCH WHERE I LOOSE RIGHTS TO IT.) posted Wednesday 13 of February 2013 by Glen A. This is a typical situation. You should describe in detail at least three variations of your invention, and then you should be abl... view tags: patent, device, manufacturer, safer, modified, adapted

Q: HOW DO I PROTECT MY MUSIC AS A SONGWRITER? posted Thursday 21 of February 2013 by Thomas A. You should copyright it, or at least have trustworthy persons notarize a statement that they heard your work on such and such a da... view tags: music, song, writer, songwriter, lyrics, tune

Q: I'VE SEEN THE TERM "TRIADIC" PATENT USED SOMEWHERE, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? posted Sunday 3 of March 2013 by Sylvia A. There is no "triadic" patent per se, but one could consider a patent filed under the Patent Prosecution Highway Program in the thr... view tags: triadic, patent, define

Q: I HAVE DESIGNED AND MADE A WORKING MODEL OF AN AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX. I AM A PENSIONER AND CANNOT AFFORD THE NORMAL LEGAL FEES FOR FILING A PATENT. I HAVE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF HOW IT WORKS AND WILL COMPLETE DRAWINGS IN DUE COURSE. I CAN FILE A PROVISIONAL THROUGH THE PATENT OFFICE HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA. MY QUESTION IS : CAN I FILE A PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION WITHOUT DRAWINGS IN THE INITIAL STAGES. THEN DURING THE ONE YEAR PERIOD I AM ALLOWED PRIOR TO FILING A FINAL PATENT MAY I ALTER AND CHANGE THE PATENT SPECIFICATIONS, DESCRIPTION DRAWINGS ETC. AS MUCH AS I WISH. I AM ANTICIPATING THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO PROCURE THE SERVICES OF A PATENT ATTORNEY WHO WILL THEN ASSIST IN FILING AN APPLICATION IN LEGALESE, PLUS PROPER CAD DRAWINGS. posted Wednesday 6 of March 2013 by Ken A. Because you're question concerns South African law, you should consult with a South African patent attorney. However, in the US a... view tags: file, provisional, patent, application, without, drawings

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