Comments on: Is it okay if I publish or sell my invention before filing a patent application?

By: Vinesh Bhargava

Vinesh Bhargava — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:23:21 +0000

I developed a building cooling system which maintain cooling even power gone upto six hour.First my advocate file patent application and after that copyright.U can read me by put my name Vinesh Bhargava,7/275 housing board ,Hanumangarh on google now what i do for further work.

By: Clifford D. Hyra

Clifford D. Hyra — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:04:06 +0000

Basically, yes.

By: Vinesh Bhargava

Vinesh Bhargava — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:50:38 +0000

Sir,
invention of drug is patent -litrature of invention of drug is copyright-marketing of that invented drug brand name is trademark.Am i right?

By: Clifford D. Hyra

Clifford D. Hyra — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:03:12 +0000

Trademark protects the brand name (Lipitor). I do not know what copyright protects, maybe the instructions or the packaging design. But anyone is free to copy and sell the drug under a different name, in different packaging.

By: Vinesh Bhargava

Vinesh Bhargava — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:00:35 +0000

Lipitor the Research of Pfizer patent expired on 30,November 2011,but still trademark and copyright owned by Pfizer how other company can infringe trademark/brand/copyright.Am i right?

By: Vinesh Bhargava

Vinesh Bhargava — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:43:02 +0000

Sir,once again Sidenafil the chemical name of Viagra.Pfizer’s patent which expired on march 27,2012 according to the U.S Patent and Trademark means any other company can make and sale this product. Sir ,Copyright not object to use SIDENAFIL .

By: Clifford D. Hyra

Clifford D. Hyra — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:58:38 +0000

No, it is not. Copyright does not protect functional things like medicine, nor does it protect recipes or formulas (in the U.S., anyway).

By: Vinesh Bhargava

Vinesh Bhargava — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:23:52 +0000

Sir,once again i write -A company research on a medicine and have patent .Patent expired and many other companies using this technique of same medicine and writeing the compound of the same company who invented such medicine.Is this not copyright infriengement sir?Vinesh Bhargava.

By: Vinesh Bhargava

Vinesh Bhargava — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:32:51 +0000

Sir Cliford.D.Hyra,
whole world knows me due to U not due to what i did.But patent is only for 20years when it expire then copyright applicable.Inventor always long live .Vinesh Bhargava

By: Clifford D. Hyra

Clifford D. Hyra — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:43:43 +0000

Tim,

A provisional patent application gives you a year to raise funds, further develop your invention, etc. As long as you file a nonprovisional application before the end of the year, you will get to keep the original filing date of your provisional application, for any subject matter appropriately described in that original application. There is no issue with publishing, selling, etc. after your filing date, so those activities would not affect patentability.

Two possible risks are 1) missing the one-year deadline or 2) filing a poor provisional application that does not adequately describe your invention. Also, you have to be careful not to disclose any information that was not covered by your provisional application.

That said, I often recommend a provisional application for inventors in situations like yours.