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Liquid Patent Advisors » You Think You Can Patent That? Know The Conditions For Patentability
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You Think You Can Patent That? Know The Conditions For Patentability. August 12, 2014. Section 101 of the U.S. Patent Act sets forth the general requirements for a utility patent: Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture,. A more detailed explanation of novelty, including some exceptions, is discussed below. 3) Usefulness (or Utility) basically asks if the claimed invention provides some identifiable benefit and is capable of use. The most common example of someth...
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Liquid Patent Advisors » Michael Gulliford’s Publications
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Michael Gulliford’s Publications. The Supreme Court And Your Software Patents. Published in TechCrunch, this article explores the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision re software patents in. As well as the implications of the decision. Down the rabbit hole. Published in IP Pro, this article asks whether the Supreme Court just make novelty the hallmark of patent eligible subject matter. If Patent Reform Is Meant to Starve Patent Trolls, Why Is It Feeding Them Instead? Leave a Comment Cancel Comment.
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Liquid Patent Advisors » The Cost of Not Having Patent Protection
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The Cost of Not Having Patent Protection. October 21, 2014. WHAT’S THE COST OF PATENT PROTECTION AND WHAT’S THE COST OF NOT HAVING IT. How many patent applications has your company filed today? Facebook filed at least one patent application today, Oracle filed about 3, Google filed about 5, Microsoft and Apple filed more than 8 each, IBM filed nearly 30 patent applications just today. There are many other examples and scenarios I have seen where patents have been a key business asset for a startup. I...
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Liquid Patent Advisors » Patent, Copyright, or Trademark? What Type Of Intellectual Property Protection Is Best For Your Situation?
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What Type Of Intellectual Property Protection Is Best For Your Situation? August 12, 2014. A patent protects any new, nonobvious and useful invention. Leave a Comment Cancel Comment. The Cost of Not Having Patent Protection. What Type Of Intellectual Property Protection Is Best For Your Situation? Confused About How Long A Patent Is Good For? You Think You Can Patent That? Know The Conditions For Patentability. Some Things Cannot Be Patented.
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Liquid Patent Advisors » Confused About How Long A Patent Is Good For?
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Confused About How Long A Patent Is Good For? August 12, 2014. For patents filed on or after June 8, 1995, the protection lasts for 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U.S. application to which priority is claimed. Domestic priority to one or more provisional application is not considered in the calculation. Design patents last 14 years from the date the patent is granted. No maintenance fees are required for design patents. Leave a Comment Cancel Comment. You Think You Can Patent That?
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Liquid Patent Advisors » Some Things Cannot Be Patented
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Some Things Cannot Be Patented. August 12, 2014. In another blog entry we listed the conditions for an invention to be patentable. There are also specific things that the law excludes from patentable subject matter. It is important to know these. Some of the things that you can’t patent are obvious: no, you can’t patent the change of seasons! Inventions which are considered not useful or possible by the USPTO for example perpetual motion machines; or offensive to public morality.