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Patent Questions and Advice / What we can update the provisional patent in the non-provisional?

« on: January 27, 2015, 01:01:58 AM »

Hi Brad,

I think this question was raised many times but I didn't have a clear answer, could you please clear it again.

I'm doing last things to apply my provisional patent, I know it's still not perfect and I can make the updates in the non-provisional later, but what kind of update that we can do apart of the claims? Can we update figures, background of the invention, its best mode, name of the invention.. everything? And if we cannot revise everything, the USPTO agents will contact us to inform what we can revise, what can not, is it right? And which part of the ppa we need to focus that it cannot be changed in the non-provisional application?

Please help me on this issue, thank you very much
Hieu

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Patent Questions and Advice / Will I be sued if I file a PPA with text copied from another patent

« on: January 03, 2015, 01:31:46 PM »

Hi everyone,
I'm from Vietnam and I always use Vinglish rather than English. My question is, if I cannot write my own application, I try to copy text from many similar patents to complete mine, of course I will modify it to meet my invention, but the sentences are apparently copied from many sources. Is there any risk of being sued by the authors (they are lawyers!).
An ironic situation, a man tries to violate IP to seek for IP protection.