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The question Why do patent description contains serial numbers like [0001], [0002] etc? is about paragraph numbers. Can a regular patent application be submitted with line numbers? For example, 5 …
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Let’s say we have a claim includes preamble+A, B, C and D. Examiner says that claim is patentable. However, we also realized that preamble+D is also new and inventive. Can we file divisional patent …
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Software patents could be described in claims as methods or as systems. One cannot claim damages for infringement of METHODS until the method is used (e.g. when the software is run). But, one can …
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This Patent Application received a non-final rejection by the US Patent Office! An initial rejection is part of the typical course of a patent application. Thanks to the YOU, the Ask Patents …
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I have absolutely zero understanding of patent law, and have only just discovered that it’s illegal for me to reproduce a game called “9 Square in the Air” for personal use due to two “ornamental …
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I’ve been researching on how to renew an expired patent, and all I get for results are maintenance fees for patents filed on or after December 12th 1980. I am hoping someone would have an idea or an …
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www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0196008.html At least some embodiments described herein relate to a language extension that advances safety in system programming. In accordance with the …
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How do I get the current status of this patent: Publication number WO2006064303 A1 Publication type Application Application number PCT/IB2004/004129 Publication date Jun 22, 2006 Filing date …
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From what I’ve been reading about US patents, once a patent has expired, it enters the public domain and can be freely used. The patent I was looking at was filed on 1/1999 and published in 10/2000. …
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