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| Model plane construction | 11/17/2009 |
Q: Model airplanes are build sometimes as two halves, left and right joined together. An example is a ...
A: Whether or not the invention is obvious would depend on the viewpoint of someone skilled in the art ...
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| where do I go from here. | 9/3/2009 |
Q: I am a fellow who likes to think of himself as an inventor. I would like to know if the ideas I have ...
A: James, You can try to draft your own patent in order to protect your ideas with little cost. Try ...
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| copyright/patent | 8/23/2009 |
Q: I have a specialty salad that is not being sold in any grocery presently. Can I put a patent or ...
A: Yes, you can copyright a recipe. In that case, you are protecting the list of ingredients, however, ...
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| patent or copyright? | 8/16/2009 |
Q: I have authored a children's book which is to be copyrighted BUT I also designed a stuffed toy of ...
A: The expression contained in the children's book would automatically come under copyright so long as ...
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| Copyrights for design in photography | 8/3/2009 |
Q: I am a professionnal photographer doing mostly commercial work. We frequently use small pieces of ...
A: If an article is made in quantities of 50 or more (such as may be the case for commercially-produced ...
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| Canadian patent application based on U.S. priority | 7/20/2009 |
Q: I have a patent pending here in the US. I am looking to file a patent in Canada. Is this something ...
A: An application filed with the Patent Office is not disclosed by the office until it is published, ...
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| Canadian patent application based on U.S. priority | 7/19/2009 |
Q: I have a patent pending here in the US. I am looking to file a patent in Canada. Is this something ...
A: So long as the filing in Canada is within one year of the filing date of the originating application ...
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| protecting fashion designs | 4/13/2009 |
Q: there are many fabrics available to purchase but they don't have the designs that i would like so ...
A: In Canada, fashion designs are typically protected, in the sketch or drawing stage, by copyright, ...
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| card game | 3/11/2009 |
Q: I have invented a card game which includes only the invented cards and the rules. To protect the ...
A: Copyright would protect the expression contained in the cards - specifically, what is printed on ...
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| Music Label Copyrights | 12/11/2008 |
Q: How do own copyright to my record label?
A: A performer (the musician in this case) has copyright in the performer's performance (the music that ...
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| Copyright | 11/27/2008 |
Q: Shannon, We recently purchased in an auction a huge set of photo slides - images taken in the '60s ...
A: The author of the work, in this case the photographer, would have copyright in the photographs, for ...
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| Patents | 11/4/2008 |
Q: How do I get a patent? How much do they cost? How long does it take for a patent to clear?
A: In order to receive a patent for an invention in Canada, you need an idea for an invention that is ...
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