Football is not patented. The rules are readily available and anyone can play. Many items related to football have copyrights, such as the rule books, team names and recordings of games.
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If it is a U.S. patent, you can go to the USPTO website for patent searches and enter the number in "patent number search".
Patent pending is a warning that a patent application has been filed. It is completely worthless until and unless a patent is actually issued for that invention. Patent number notice means a patent with that number was issued for the invention that is implemented in the product labeled with that number.
There is no specific patent number for the mailbox.
the patent number is 5209584
Talk to a patent lawyer. He/she will have the knowledge on how to patent the game. I have provided a link. But I would still highly recommend seeing the patent lawyer.
A patent number is the code that helps identify an invention.
To find a patent number for a specific invention, you can search the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website. Use keywords related to the invention to locate the patent in the database. The patent number will be listed on the patent document once you find it.
The US patent number is US 7198789 B2.
It is a football game which involves a number of players.
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You communicate with the Patent Office.