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Q: MY GROUP ARE WORKING ON QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGAL RIGHTS TO PATENT A SINGLE WORD. IN SWEDEN IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT ON A WORD, BUT WHAT ABOUT PATENTS ON SPECIFIC WORDS IN THE USA? posted Wednesday 25 of May 2011 by Gene A. Yes, as a trademark, provided the word is not generic or a commonly used word in the context of the goods or services you offer un... view tags: word, sweden, exclusive, single words

Q: LOOKING TO ACQUIRE PATENT RIGHTS FROM A COMPANY IN BANKRUPTCY. IS APPROACHING THE TRUSTEE THE ONLY AND BEST OPTION? posted Tuesday 7 of February 2012 by michel A. Yes, the only representative of the company in bankruptcy is the trustee. However, you can approach the trustee anonymously. view tags: bankruptcy, patent, rights, acquire, company

Q: IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON WORKS TO CREATE AN INVENTION, WILL EQUAL RIGHTS BE GRANTED TO EVERYONE FOR A PATENT? posted Monday 20 of August 2012 by Cenk A. Yes, generally speaking, depending on where you are, given that such things are controlled by local state (of the US) or national ... view tags: equal, rights, granted, patent, invention

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: IF I WRITE A SCREEN PLAY, OR MOVIE SCRIPT, BASED ON A BOOK BY A GERMAN AUTHOR PUBLISHED IN GERMANY, DO I NEED TO GET THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS PERMISSION OR PURCHASE SOME TYPE OF RIGHTS? posted Monday 13 of May 2013 by Kenneth A. Yes, it makes no difference whether the author is in Germany or the US. You must get the permission assuming that the work is sti... view tags: screen play, movie script, book, author, author, permission

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