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[[Someone is infringing my patent. What do I do now?]]


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[[Government Patent Offices Around the World]]


[[How to Monitor Patent Applications Effectively]]


[[Why Monitor Patent Applications?]]


[[What is The Cooperative Patent Classification?]]


[[How do I sell my patent?]]


[[Should I be worried if someone steals my idea before it is patented?]]


[[I just got a cease and desist letter from someone who claims that I'm infringing their technology. What do I do?]]


[[What is the difference between a patent and a trademark?]]


[[How long does a patent last?]]


[[Can I patent an idea without a prototype?]]


[[What are the requirements for patentability?]]


[[How much does it cost to file a patent?]]


[[What is the difference between a provisional and non-provisional patent application?]]


[[Can I file a patent internationally?]]


[[What is the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)?]]


[[How do I conduct a patent search?]]


[[What is prior art?]]


[[Can I patent software?]]


[[What is a design patent?]]


[[How long does it take to get a patent approved?]]


[[What is patent infringement?]]


[[Can I patent a business method?]]


[[What is a utility patent?]]


[[How do I enforce my patent rights?]]


[[What is a patent troll?]]


[[Can I patent a natural substance?]]


[[What is the difference between a patent and a trade secret?]]


[[How do I license my patent?]]


[[What is a patent pool?]]


[[Can I patent a gene sequence?]]


[[What is the America Invents Act?]]


[[How do I appeal a patent rejection?]]


[[What is a continuation patent application?]]


[[Can I patent a mathematical algorithm?]]


[[What is the role of a patent examiner?]]


[[How do I respond to a patent office action?]]


[[What is a patent family?]]


[[Can I patent a plant?]]


[[What is the difference between patentable subject matter in the US and Europe?]]


[[How do I file a international patent application?]]


[[What is a patent claim?]]


[[Can I patent a combination of known elements?]]


[[What is the patent box regime?]]


[[How do I value my patent?]]


[[What is patent landscaping?]]


[[Can I patent a color?]]


[[What is the first-to-file system?]]


[[How do I challenge someone else's patent?]]


[[What is a standard essential patent?]]


[[Can I patent a scent?]]


[[What is the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)?]]


[[How do I monetize my patent?]]


[[What is a Markush claim in patents?]]


[[Can I patent a website?]]


[[What is the doctrine of equivalents in patent law?]]


[[How do I draft a patent specification?]]


[[What is a patent citation?]]


[[Can I patent a fictional character?]]


[[What is the Paris Convention for patents?]]


[[How do I conduct a freedom to operate search?]]


[[What is a patent thicket?]]


[[Can I patent a sound?]]


[[What is the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)?]]


[[How do I file a divisional patent application?]]


[[What is a Jepson claim in patents?]]


[[Can I patent a chemical compound?]]


[[What is the role of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in patents?]]


[[How do I file a continuation-in-part patent application?]]


[[What is patent exhaustion?]]


[[Can I patent a diagnostic method?]]


[[What is the difference between a patent agent and a patent attorney?]]


[[How do I file a reissue patent application?]]


[[What is a patent assignment?]]


[[Can I patent a new use for an existing drug?]]


[[What is the Patent Term Adjustment (PTA)?]]


[[How do I file a terminal disclaimer in a patent application?]]


[[What is a Markman hearing in patent litigation?]]


[[Can I patent a living organism?]]


[[What is the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)?]]


[[How do I file a request for continued examination (RCE)?]]


[[What is a dependent claim in a patent?]]


[[Can I patent a medical procedure?]]


[[What is the doctrine of patent misuse?]]


[[How do I file a supplemental examination request?]]


[[What is a patent family?]]


[[Can I patent a hybrid plant?]]


[[What is the difference between a narrow and broad patent claim?]]


[[How do I file an inter partes review (IPR) petition?]]


[[What is a patent disclaimer?]]


[[Can I patent a naturally occurring substance?]]


[[What is the Patent Term Extension (PTE)?]]


[[How do I file a ex parte reexamination request?]]


[[What is a patent pool?]]


[[Can I patent a perpetual motion machine?]]


[[What is the doctrine of inequitable conduct in patent law?]]


[[How do I file a patent interference proceeding?]]


[[What is a Beauregard claim in software patents?]]


[[Can I patent a law of nature?]]


[[What is the difference between inventorship and ownership in patents?]]


[[How do I file a covered business method (CBM) review?]]


[[What is a means-plus-function claim in patents?]]


[[Can I patent a method of medical treatment?]]


[[What is the doctrine of assignor estoppel in patent law?]]


[[How do I file a supplemental examination request?]]


[[What is a patent portfolio?]]


[[Can I patent a human gene?]]


[[What is the doctrine of patent exhaustion?]]


[[How do I file a post-grant review (PGR) petition?]]