Spending $100,000 on patent discovery is excessive. We can an exhaustive study for $2000. However, an initial study can be done for as low as $250.
Get Legal Shield coverage (Ada Oklahoma company). Then you can simply bankrupt any patent troll who comes after you. I can tell you from personal experience, bankrupting people who sue you is highly gratifying. I've done this twice now. Each time I get sued, I'm filled with glee, because this...
Since you do not have a duty to disclose prior art to the USPTO, you could approach your competitor and try to negotiate a license for their patent pending technology. However, there are two caveats to this approach. First, your competitor does have a duty to disclose prior art to the USPTO. If ...
I'm not totally sure that you have to know the correct class in order to file a patent. I was under the assumption that it was the patent examiners job to ultimately determine this. With that said, I'm sure it's quite important to know what class you'll end up in and this should help you complete...
Hi Sounds amazing. Although I am an attorney, I do not work in India. That said, I have an amazing attorney in India who I am sure can assist (I do not know his fees). If you're interested in an introduction, feel free to reach out (free of course). Good luck
I am regularly asked questions similar to this by new business owners or business owners expanding to a new venture. Insurance has many niches that exist in the commercial insurance space, this is one of them. A couple of places to start; 1. If you already have a broker who handles commercial i...
I am assuming you are in the US? I'll assume you are. The fact that the patent has been approved proves that in the it can be, its a precedent and US law is precedent bound. As for lawyers, no you'll have to pay for your own lawyers.
Simple answer. Assign the ownership of the patent prior to closing any investment that is sufficient to market validate your invention. Investors will require an absolute assignment of ownership of any intellectual property. Given that you don't actually have a patent yet, you will be doing a ...
The patent process can be fairly expensive (depending on the product and your claims). I went through it over the course of several years (yes, you read that correctly) and it took MUCH longer than anyone projected and cost MUCH more as well. So depending upon your financial situation it might...
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