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A "pending patent" does not exist. A patent application which is pending at the patent office is typically referred to as "patent pending", but has not yet matured into an enforceable right. A patent application can, in theory, be pending indefinitely as long as you are willing to pay to keep it alive (via Requests for Continued Examination or via continuation applications, and so forth).
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Does life saver candy have a patent on it?
Their was a fructose hard candy patent filed for Lifesavers inc in 1980, but there were lifesavers candy manufactured for 80 years before that. The patent would only be valid for 20 years. Prior to 1995, US patents were only valid for 17 years from date of issue.
Where is a us patent valid?
A patent issued in the USA can be enforced only in the courts of the USA.
Xat scorecard is valid for how many years?
2 Years
How many years is a NY driver's license valid for?
4 years
Florida Identification cards are valid for how many years?
4 years
How many years is a US passport book and a US passport card valid?
Both of them are valid for 10 years from the issue date.
How many years does the patent for sub air last?
US Patents for anything are good for 17 years.
In Ohio watercraft registration tags are valid for up to how many years?
3 years
In Oregon a boat registration is valid for how many calendar years?
In Oregon, a boat registration is valid for how many calendar year(s)??
How many years are driver licenses are valid?
depends on country & regions
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".
How old is a revolver with patent 51668?
A patent number will only tell you the EARLIEST date on which the device was manufactured, and the patent number could still be put on many years after the patent expired (although without any legal effect). For U.S. patents, go to USPTO.gov, click patent, search, and type in the number to find the image of the particular patent you're interested in (prior to 1976).
