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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: 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

Q: DOES YOUR COPYRIGHT SYMBOL AND NOTICE NEED TO INCLUDE THE YEAR? posted Wednesday 17 of April 2013 by Scott A. Yes, the owner and the year created as well as the year last modified. view tags: copyright, notice, year, symbol

Q: I HAVE A PATENT PENDING IN CANADA AS OF AUGUST 2013. IF I SELL THE PRODUCT (RELATING TO THE PATENT PENDING) IN CANADA OR THE USA, CAN I STILL GET A PATENT IN THE USA? IF SO, COULD I STILL GET ONE UNDER THE PCT (IF I APPLY WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE ORIGINAL PATENT FILING DATE)? posted Saturday 23 of November 2013 by Freddy A. Yes, provided to take the necessary steps no later than the one year anniversary of the filing of your first patent application fo... view tags: patent pending, canada, usa, pct, filing date

Q: I HAVE A PATENT PENDING IN CANADA. IF SOMEBODY ELSE FILES A PATENT IN THE USA WITHIN A YEAR FROM MY FILING DATE, THEN I FILE THROUGH PCT AFTERWARDS (BUT WITHIN THE YEAR FROM ORIGINAL CANADIAN FILING), TO WHOM WILL THE PATENT BE AWARDED? posted Wednesday 19 of February 2014 by Freddy A. That is a good question and dependent on a review of the facts of the particular situation. Unfortunately, it's a question impossi... view tags: patent, pending, canada, filing date, pct

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