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17 years from the date of issue, or 20 years from date of filing (priority date), depending upon what country it's in and whether it was issued or filed in the USA prior to 1995.
Also, certain utility patents for pharmaceuticals can be extended well beyond the 20-year limit, based upon administrative delays in the FDA approvals.
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How would someone patent something that is similar to an already patented product?
You have to file a Utility patent application form with The United States Patent and Trademark Office. A utility patent applies to any invention or new useful improvement thereof.
How long did Kane Kramer's patent last?
Patents last 20 years. Kramer's patent, US4667088, expired in 2007 but is still cited in new patents.
How long did the patent on the light bulb last?
At the time of the light bulb's invention, the term of protection on a patent was 17 years.
Can you get a patent where you use an existing material but for a previously unthought of application or use?
Yes; you would apply for a "utility" patent.
How long does a patent last from 1992?
US patents are for 20 years, so a 1992 patent expired on its issue date in 2012.
What are types of patents?
The most common patent is a utility patent, which covers a new product or process. A design patent covers ornamental characteristics of a product, and a plant patent covers newly-developed hybrids.
How can one get a patent for cool inventions?
If you want to get a patent for your cool invention, you need to file a design, utility or plant patent application to the government. You can also file this application electronically.
How does one patent a new invention?
In order to patent a new invention, one has to get a grant of property right from the US Patent and Trademark Office. Depending on the type of patent needed, one will have to fill out an application for either utility, design, or plant patent.
What is the difference between a utility patent and a design patent?
According to the US Patent and Trademark Office:A utility patent may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, compositions of matter, or any new useful improvement thereof. A design patent may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.
The three types of utility are?
General utility is the requirement of functionality.Specific utility is the requirement that the invention actually perform the function.Moral, or beneficial, utility requires that the invention not "poison, promote debauchery, facilitate private assassinationHope this helps.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_(patent)
Is Cracker Barrel pegboard game patent enforceable?
Depends upon whether it is a utility patent or a design patent, when it was filed and when it was issued, and the relevant prior art. A utility patent for a triangular peg game would most likely be unenforceable as such puzzles have been out there for hundreds of years. There are specific articles about how to solve such puzzles in the mathematical press since the 1960s. A US utility patent from the 1960s, if valid, would have expired 17 years after being issued. There have been peg puzzle patents in the USA since at least 1891, e.g., USP 462,170, the "Smith puzzle" and 484,882, the "Rickert puzzle".
What is a utility patent?
A utility patent protects the way an invention works and how it is used. In order to be considered for a Utility Patent, the invention must, at the very least, be a machine, process, manufactured item, material composition - or an improvement on any of these.
