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Q: WHERE DO I FILE A PATENT APPLICATION? posted Sunday 4 of September 2011 by Dean A. You should file in the country or countries in which patent protection is the most important to you, unless (1) you are a citizen ... view tags: where, file, application, patent, france, germany, uk, us

Q: ARE THERE STANDARD PATENT LICENSING FORMS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE? IS THERE A STANDARD OR TYPICAL LICENSING FEE? posted Sunday 13 of January 2013 by Charles A. The internet is full of "standard" license agreements, which must always be adapted to accomplish what you want. But licensing is... view tags: standard, patent, licensing, fee, typical

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: 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 AM A DESIGNER OF CUSTOM CLOTHING. I HAVE A DESIGN WHERE PARTICULAR JEWELS ARE ATTACHED TO THE CLOTHING IN A PARTICULAR PATTERN & STYLE. I KNOW ANYONE COULD DO IT, BUT WOULD SOMETHING LIKE THAT QUALIFY FOR A PATENT? posted Friday 19 of April 2013 by phil A. You should be able to get a design patent on your new clothing design. As for as a traditional Utility Patent, that's unlikely, u... view tags: designer, design, clothes, jewels, patent

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