Patenting an invention in the United States under the America Invents Act is all about when you file your patent application, because your filing date marks when you sought protection for your invention. A provisional patent application is a tool which inventors can use to secure a filing date by filing an abbreviated version of… See the Full Article
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Broadly speaking, a patent is a detailed public disclosure of an invention given in exchange for the right to exclude others from making, using or selling the invention for the duration of the patent’s term. Sounds simple, right? But the devil is in the details. Read on. What Is A Patent Under the Law? Under… See the Full Article
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Patent Troll Legislation Passes in Washington State In an unprecedented move, the Washington House of Representatives passed a Patent Troll Prevention Act, prepared by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, which was announced in an Attorney General press release earlier this year. The bill, which took the form of Senate Bill 5059 at the Senate and… See the Full Article
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Obtaining a patent on an invention offers patent holders a limited monopoly on the right to exclude others from making, selling, using or importing the invention for a set amount of time. Utility and plant patents offer protection for twenty years from the filing date and design patents offer protection fifteen years from the date… See the Full Article
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