What Information is Included in a Granted or Issued Patent?
00:05 What should a granted patent include? What information should have granted patents? Yeah, so granted, patents should cover how you make and use your idea. If it's software it should include the steps and it should have drawings and you need to have cleans that tell competitors how close they can get to […]
Should I Apply for a Design Patent or a Utility Patent First? Is it Important to File Both?
00:05 from Bob, a, you'd like to know, can you share the priorities of what comes first? Design versus utility versus other things? Okay. Yes. He wants to know if there's a ordering. Yeah. So definitely, I mean, we will. This is a great question. And for those listeners that don't know what he […]
Can I File for Both a Design Patent and a Utility Patent for the Same Invention?
00:05 Just like to build single or same invention can be both file design and utility for the same invention. 00:12 Yep. Yeah, absolutely. Let me now we're ready for the next prototype. So here it is. So first of all, I want everyone to take a look at this, you probably think it's […]
Copyright Lawsuit on Duct-Taped Banana Art: The Patent Professor® on WIOD Radio in Miami
00:00 Brian Mudd show is on NewsRadio 610 Who D 00:05 we can do anything and once you're established you can get away with debt. By no no, no, no, no. We make a lot of 00:13 money believe this more appealing piece that right $120,000 represents the art world and its gaping wealth […]
Can I Get a Design or Utility Patent on Changes to an Existing Board Game Like Chess?
00:04 All right. So Robert would like to know, I have a chess game that is very unique. What is the chance of getting a patent for both a physical set and a digital set? And would that be in design? Or utility? 00:20 Yeah, so it's perfect. So you said it's Robert or […]
Is Writing on Fabric or an Object Patentable? Can I Get a Design Patent or a Utility Patent?
00:05 Writing an artwork is usually copyrighted. What about writing on fabric or an object? Is this patentable with the writing has function? Or would that be a design? 00:15 Yes. So writing on fabric, if that writing has a unique vision, like say, you figured out a way that you could write something […]
Does a Design Patent Protect a Product’s Size and Color, in Addition to Overall Appearance?
00:05 Robert would like to know, is it design patent cover the overall look? Or is it extremely specific to size and color? 00:14 The beauty of a design patent and the beauty of all patents is that size doesn't matter. So it doesn't you know, patents ever include dimensions on them. So are […]
Should I Apply for a Patent? How Do I Know if I Need a Patent?
00:05 Okay, great. We got less than a minute left, and she's asked a question that could take me hours to answer. John, what's that? It was a setup. John, you got to do you got to kick your setups in early Giovanni. This is horrible. This should have been like right at the […]
Do I Need to Have a Patent Search for a Design Patent?
00:05 Do I need to do a patent search for a design patent? So that's—it's an interesting question because it brings up the relative cost of patents. And I'll kind of go into those. Design patents, so for Kevin it would be the idea for the backboard—if you want it to protect the look […]
00:05 I'm actually working with different hybrid plants. What, is there a patent available for that? Yes. So, you can— there’s three types of—you got utility patents, design patents. I haven't covered plant patents because they're extremely rare. But if you have a new type of plant, especially a hybrid, you absolutely can patent […]
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