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patent — pat·ent 1 / pat ənt3 also pāt / adj [Anglo French, from Latin patent patens, from present participle of patēre to be open] 1 a: open to public inspection see also letters patent at letter 2 … Law dictionary
patent claim — The portion of a patent that establishes the legal boundaries of the invention that is, the exclusive rights of the owner. Patent claims are written in a formal style and precise terminology, and they serve as the basis for any determination of… … Law dictionary
Patent Prosecution Highway — The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a set of initiatives for providing accelerated patent prosecution procedures by sharing information between some patent offices. It also permits each participating patent office to benefit from the work… … Wikipedia
Patent family — A patent family is all the patents and patent applications resulting from a specific patent application.Generally, a patent application for an invention is originally filed in one country. Sometimes that original patent application is the basis… … Wikipedia
Patent watch — In patent law, a patent watch is a process for monitoring newly issued patents on a periodic basis to see if any of these patents might be of interest. [ [http://www.nature.com/bioent/building/ip/012003/pf/nbt1101 1075 pf.html Adda Gogoris Pamela … Wikipedia
Patent — A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention.The procedure for granting patents, the requirements placed on the patentee and the… … Wikipedia
Patent Reform Act of 2005 — The Patent Reform Act of 2005 (USBill|109|H.R.|2795) was United States patent legislation proposed in the 109th United States Congress. Texas Republican Congressman Lamar S. Smith introduced the Act on 8 June 2005. [ Dennis Crouch,… … Wikipedia
Patent Reform Act of 2007 — The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (USBill|110|H.R.|1908, USBill|110|S.|1145) is a proposal introduced in the 110th United States Congress for changes in United States patent law. Democratic Congressman Howard Berman introduced the House of… … Wikipedia
Patent — Ein Patent ist ein hoheitlich erteiltes gewerbliches Schutzrecht für eine Erfindung. Der Inhaber des Patents ist berechtigt, anderen die Benutzung der Erfindung zu untersagen. Das deutsche Wort wurde im 17. Jahrhundert aus dem französischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Patent drawing — Patent law (patents for inventions) … Wikipedia
