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Can I patent somebody elses idea?

Asked on Oct 26th, 2010 on Patents - Oregon
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I think this has a European patent. Do I need to be the inventor to patent it in the US?
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Licensing Attorney serving Portland, OR at Mark S. Hubert PC
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No - only the actual inventor can patent his idea - but you can patent an improvement thereon.
Answered on Oct 26th, 2010 at 4:43 PM

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