What Happens to a Patent When the Inventor Dies? Can a Patent Be Inherited Through a Will?
00:06 What happens to a patent if the person passes away? So a patent is a good question A patent is no different than any other type of property, it your car, your house, your boat stocks, so your patents can if you list the patent in your will, then it can be inherited […]
Can You Patent a Service Idea, such as a Process or Method of Doing Something?
00:00 I carry with only inventor product. But can you invent the service as well? Yeah, so it's good question. So patents can protect a physical components physical products, like, like, like a Rubik's Cube, for example. But they can also protect methods. So if you have a service and it involves a particular […]
Toyota Patents a Dog-Walking Robot: The Patent Professor John Rizvi on Radio KOGO San Diego
00:00 Well, because picking up poop is one of the least desirable aspects of walking your dog 00:05 and apparently almost impossible for some people. Yeah. 00:08 Toyota recently applied for a patent related to or patents related to a dog walking robot that can even clean up after a dog takes care of […]
Is a Poor Man’s Patent Legal for Protecting a Software Invention Idea?
00:05 What is the poor man's patents? Is it still legal? Okay, this, it doesn't directly relate to patents to software patents, but it does. And here's why. Because a lot of people think a poor man's patent is still valid. And this is what happened before 2013. The law was first to invent. […]
When Applying for a Patent, Should I Claim Every Possible Version or Variation of the Invention?
00:05 Mani would like to know, can you? Should you claim every potential version of the invention? Yeah, so what a good patent attorney does is when when I draft a patent, I'm trying to look at what it is that the inventor is trying to protect. And I don't tie it to a […]
Can My App or Software Invention Be Stolen if I Outsource Code to a Coder Who Signs an NDA?
00:05 I have an app developer who outsources their outsources to India for code. This has me concerned that my IP may be stolen or compromised even with an NDA. Is this a valid concern? 00:16 It's absolutely a valid concern. Their idea not only can be stolen, it's very likely to be stolen. […]
What’s the Minimum Information to Include in a Provisional Patent Application to Prevent Idea Theft?
00:05 Rob would like to know, he understands that it's not mandatory to include claims or embodiment or all the embodiments and then in the provisional patent application, but he would like to know the minimum information which must be included in the PPA to prevent any invalidity issues when the NPPA is fine. […]
Does a Mobile App Patent Protect the Code, or the Way the App Looks and Functions?
00:05 Regarding software apps, are you protecting the actual code which is behind the app or the way the app appears? And functions? 00:12 Yeah, perfect. Question. And it's a it's a review question of sorts. That's why they call me the patent professor because it's sometimes it feels like I'm holding class. Class […]
How Much Does It Cost to Get a Patent on a Software Invention?
00:05 How much does it cost to patent a software idea? So the first step before protecting software is to do a search to make sure that nobody else has your has already patented it. Because if somebody else owns your idea, then you're spinning your wheels, you're basically going to spend time and […]
Can a Patent Application Be Denied or Invalidated for Using Abstract or Generic Language?
00:00 Are you saying that the patent will use generic verbiage such as digital storage instead of USB drive? Can a patent be thrown out declined and validated for being too vague or abstract by using this type of verbiage. So the beauty of a patent is that if you think of every claim […]
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