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In simple terms published patents are an indicator of innovation and technological activities in an organisation - the more published patents the greater the rate of innovation. Over time there is an expectation the number of published patents will increase However, it is important to know which in...
A continuing application can be a divisional application, continuation application or continuation-in-part application. Note that the terms are exclusive. An application cannot be, for example, both a continuation and a divisional or a continuation and a continuation-in-part of the same application....
"U.S. and foreign patents applied for" or "patent applied for in the U.S. and abroad" if you're applying in multiple countries All of these terms mean you have applied for a patent, but a patent hasn't yet been granted. What Is a Provisional Patent Application? You can file a pro...
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Can I download the material in the online Patent Training Workshop? No, the Patent Training Workshop is completely online. You will need an Internet connection to access all the materials. The advantages of the online nature of this course are that you can study from virtually any device; la...
TakeBitten Design, for example. “We own the worldwide patent for themustache pacifier, but if you go and look on the internet and type in ’mustache pacifier,’ there’s a load of copies,” says Al Cuttell, Bitten Design co-founder. The Bitten team believes legally stopping dozens of ...
This paper analyzes the patent examination and litigation process in terms of a simple Perfect Bayesian Equilibrium model, and interprets the results in line with real pro-patent trends in the US and other countries. Each country's pro-patent policy option is different from the other because of...
285 in 2022. Microsoft and Google were also granted patents. However, IBM typically receives more than any company in the U.S.—IBM was granted over 8,000 patents in 2021 alone.10