Patents and Patent Law

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1. 1. Send an email message to the United States Patent and Trademark Office at dsd@uspto.gov and request a copy of the patent. You will need to give the actual patent number. The USPTO will make arrangements with you for payment.
   • 2. Call the offices of the USPTO directly at (571) 272-3150 or (800) 972-6382. The USPTO staff is available to assist you Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and will ask for the pertinent information. You can also arrange for a copy to be sent via overnight delivery using this same information.
   3. Request a copy of your patent by fax. The fax number is (571) 273-3250, and the fax service is available 24 hours a day. Make sure all information, including the patent number and payment instructions, is clearly written on the cover sheet.
   • 4. Obtain a copy of your patent by mail. Address your request to Document Services, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. You can enclose a check or a money order with your request.
   • 5. Pay for your patent copy using Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover, or send a check or money order, made payable to the Director of Patents and Trademarks. Log onto the official Web site for the USPTO for the current fee schedules (see Resources below).

The basis for copyright and patent laws in the United States was established in Article 1 section 8 clause 8 of the US Constitution (adopted September 17th, 1787)

" To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."

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Under US patent laws, the first to invent has the exclusive right to the patent, even if someone else files for or obtains a patent on a similar invention later.

This is not the law in any other country and the US law is changing in March 2013.

Probably not. A patent protects an invention, which may be embodied in a product/object, but it only prevents others from making, using, selling or importing the patented invention.

A copyright protects creative expression, which can be embodied in an object of sculpture, for example. Taking a picture of that object creates a new copyrightable object: the photograph. If the object is a work of visual arts, then the photograph could be considered a "derivative" work, based upon the original work. However, simply taking a picture (creating, in theory, a copy) would probably not rise to the level of "infringement" because the owner of the copyright on the original has not been "harmed" yet.

Walter Hunt received US patent #6,281 on April 10, 1849 for a "Dress-Pin."

Check current auctions and copies of the Blue Book of Gun Values. Without more information I can only give you a range of 10-1000 USD depending on specifics

Originally, General Electric. Dillon Aero owns the patents to the upgraded M134D model.

encourage scholarly, technical, and scientific advances

Depending on the exact condition, you can expect the value to be between $150 - $450. By submitting pictures to AntiqueGunCorner.com, you can get a much more precise value.

Diamond Arms shotguns were made by several manufacturers, but if the rest of the patent date is '13', this one was by J. Stevens Arms and retailed by Shapleigh Hardware.

There is no way to give you protection for your "property" until the application process has been completed. The Patent Office must search to see if other patents already exist for your property. You also have to meet specific guidelines that determine if you are even eligible for your specific patent. Your application also much be carefully and correctly completed before the investigation can even begin. BUT when considering if your property can be patented, the date of your application is proof that the idea or whatever belongs to you. That is a form of protection. If there is another like yours out there, the first one wins! If that happens to be you, you will have all of the benefits a patent offers. If not, you wouldn't have them anyway.

Once your application is submitted it is labeled "Patent Pending" from that date. Once you have your patent, anyone who has marketed your idea while your patent was still in the process could be charged with infringement.

It's a bit complicated, but you can't just claim something to be yours because you filed an application.

Yes, it uses many different "simple machines", including wheels and at least one lever on a fulcrum.

According to Google's patent search, Lenovo has 344 patents.

This firearm, manufactured in 1892, is refered to as a Crass Model after its designer. Although this was advertised as Ithacas first hammerless shotgun they were also made, I believe, in an exposed hammer model which can affect the value. They were made in many different grades and guages which can also have a major affect on value. A 12 guage field grade hammerless gun, probably the most common, in poor condition would probably bring only about $300 bucks and that assumes that it is in working condition.

Miniaturized Electronics

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Yes if the explosive gets old then it won't blow.

January 10, 2000. It was issued March 18, 2009.

a 14-year-old diabetic boy In January of 1922 Fredrick

In the United States only inventors can apply for patents. However, inventors can (and often do) transfer ownership of patent applications and issued patents to others, such as the inventor's employer corporation. In some cases, an employee agreement requires inventors to make such transfers.

The patent office of each country examines patent applications for new products and processes to ensure their novelty, and issues patents, which give the inventors a temporary monopoly on their inventions.

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A non drafted provisional application provides the means to establish an early priotiy date. It allows filing without any formal patent claims, declaration or any information disclosure (prior art statements). Such applications enable inventor to put 'Patent Pending' on his products. If provisional application is fully drafted it allows the inventor to have a better claim over his invention in view of potential infringer. He can claim his invention in a wider manner.

The collector value of your 1920 vintage Model 1894 can only be assessed by a visual inspection & evaluation. Old Winchesters are very much like old classic automobiles... the graded condition and factory originality are the key factors in determining what they are truly worth.