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Can I license an idea to a company without having it patented?

特許 Could this be done if the idea is protected with an NDA?
回答: 1 閲覧: 1383 いいね: 1 2015/07/30 アメリカ合衆国

What exactly did Tesla mean when they turned their patents "open source"?

特許 Tesla said that they won't initiate lawsuits against anybody who uses their tech "in good faith". That doesn't really mean that anybody can use the...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1435 いいね: 2 2015/07/29 アメリカ合衆国

Is it "obvious" to patent a shape, when applied to a device?

特許 I have built an enhancement to an existing device. I would like to patent it, but I feel it it may fail the obviousness clause when applying for a ...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1580 いいね: 0 2015/07/26 アメリカ合衆国

What are the advantages of filing a priority patent in one country before filing a patent for that same invention in a number of other countries?

特許 Are there situations were filing simultaneously could be more advantageous?
回答: 1 閲覧: 1237 いいね: 2 2015/07/25

Which patents should I study to avoid lawsuits later?

特許 Which patents should I study if I want to build a social photo app without suffering from patent trolls or lawsuits by large companies? Is this som...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1627 いいね: 3 2015/07/24 イギリス

If my provisional patent is about to expire, will my deadline to file a nonprovisional in the US be extended another 18 months if I file a PCT?

特許 I filed for a provisional patent almost one year ago. If I plan on going international with this patent, is it smarter to submit a PCT application ...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1423 いいね: 1 2015/07/23 アメリカ合衆国

What is the best patent strategy for early-stage startups

特許 For startups at the pre-funding or seed stage, what is the best strategy relating to patents and other IP. As a high-tech startup, having a patent ...
回答: 1 閲覧: 2221 いいね: 14 2015/07/18 アメリカ合衆国

What kind of initial patenting costs should we calculate?

特許 We are considering registering some technology of our first prototype as a patent. However, it seems that a patent is overall pretty expensive, and...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1610 いいね: 5 2015/07/02 アメリカ合衆国

"Step for" or "Step of" to avoid MPF - US patent claims

特許 To avoid having a claim be construed as a Means-Plus-Function claim, is there any special language that is preferred. That is, for example, when u...
回答: 1 閲覧: 2835 いいね: 6 2015/06/16 アメリカ合衆国

Can you sell a provisional patent?

特許 If you file a provisional patent application, can you sell it to someone else? What would be the procedure for that?
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