Should I use the “R” Symbol on My Drawings or Artwork?
Question: Can I use the circle R (®) registered trademark symbol in a drawing? I'm drawing a fictional hypothetical product that may be a registered trademark in that fictional universe but does not exist in real life. Should I avoid using the registered R symbol in this drawing?
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What’s the Difference? Patent Prosecution vs Patent Litigation
Everyone, did you know that there's a big difference between patent prosecution and patent litigation? Hi, I'm J.D. Houvener, owner and founder here at Bold Patents Law Firm, and we're going to go through the differences between prosecution and litigation when it comes to patenting and what you can...
Is 20 Months a Normal Wait Time for the USPTO?
JD:So here this one could be another question. “Hi everyone, I submitted several patent applications last year - gosh! Alright, avid inventor - and they are all still in the OPAP (office of patent application processing) art unit without having been given to an examiner. The estimated first action is five months,...
Can I Revive my Abandoned Patent Application after 20 Years?
I’ll put this here into the comments and again keep those live questions going I’ll monitor the chat. So this one is, “What does my mother need to do to reactivate an abandoned US Patent that she is the originator of? She did not receive any notification that the patent had expired....
Bold Bites: Shark Tank Critique of Beard Head Novelty Costume Beards
First, I have a very important question I must ask you - which one of you Sharks will join me and take Beard Head to create the perfect storm of success? Sample time now, all right, here we go. Thank you David. This one is going to be for you. Get that...