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Order of Patent Inventors on a Patent Application

I am in process of patenting a device and was wondering if the order of the inventor has any significance? If there are 3 or 4 inventors, is there any special preference given to the first author? (Analogy is a and article in a review journal…
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How old do you have to be to file a patent

My son wants to file a patent and he is 12 years old. It is a pretty cool idea and he already has some interest in it. However, I am concerned that he isn't old enough to legally file or sign he documents. Any suggestions? (Referring to US PTO,…
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Is it reasonable to write patent documents on your own?

Obviously all agents and lawyers will vote to work with them. How hard is it to write patent documents on your own?
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What is the total cost of a software patent and design in UK and USA?

What is the total cost of filing a software patent and/or design in UK and in USA? I mean, the fees for filing, the agency fees for writing the documents, etc. in total.
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Patent agent fees

If a patent agent believed that my invention was both patentable & profitable, could I offer x% of my invention to a patent agent in return for the work the agent has to put in to secure the patent? My question is, is this sort of arrangement…
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question about time periods for pre-exam processing

I have an invention that I'd like to pursue but there's a patent application for the exact same thing already in existence. However, it's been undergoing pre-exam processing since 2008. Is there any kind of expiration period in a situation like…
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Is it better for the inventor or the patent agent to sign for small/micro entity status?

According to 37 CFR 1.33b, correspondence relating to a patent application should be signed by either a patent practitioner or the inventor(s). Reading the section makes me think it is generally preferred that the practitioner sign, but it seems…
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What is the most economical way to file a US patent

I have a product that I am confident will be granted a patent. I am also confident that it is worth patenting from a commercial point of view. Whilst being very different and not obvious, the product is an improvement on a previous lapsed patent…
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Word order consistency?

I have read that in patent drafting you have to be consistent with the terms you use. For example, if you refer to a “motor” in one place don't refer to it as “engine” in another place. What about word order? If in one place I talk about a…
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Headings and subheadings in detailed description

I'm writing the detailed description of a computer implemented system that involves a lot of steps that I describe using flowcharts at various levels of abstraction. If I was writing the documentation for this system I would be using headings for…
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WIPO Rules about drawings

The rules adopted by WIPO about drawings are quite restrictive. Only black lines, no colours and so on. But how strict are the officers when they evaluate them? Would s drawing made with a simple diagram tool instead of complex CAD raise some…
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The PDF of this document has cut off several lines of text / readability issues

For patent us20040167786: this specific patent's PDF is in "landscape" format, but it appears to have been perhaps written in the usual "portrait" mode. The reason that this is noteworthy is that I am trying to do a very careful reading of this…
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Facing issues while e-filing provisional patent application

I am trying to file utility patent - provisional application. Facing these kind of issues? How to deal with it? I prepared all my documents using MS Word or MS Visio - then just saved them as PDF file. Is that an issue? My file are in landscape…
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about filing and making of prototype

For a design patent (medical clothing item) is it better to file provisional patent first? then regular one? Also can we use other items out there to construct our product (as in pieces of it used differently and not in the same type application?)
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This is my Grandfather's patent

Bruce Percival Warburton is my Grandfather. My Grandmother knew of his invented drill bit but she did not know it was patented. How, out of interest, are these patents located - and now about 50 years later who has the rights to this patent? Bruce…
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