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try the word 'patent'. you would patent a new invention.
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The US Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the Department of Commerce.
According to Indian Patent Act 1970, any minor either alone or jointly with any other person can apply for a patent, subjected to conditions laid down in Section 6 of Indian Patent act 1970 Regards Rudresh Prabhu (rudresh.prabhu@gmail.com)
Is was made in 1919, that is the patent date. I suspect I have the patent posted in the patent section of the Gallery on the Remington Society of America if you want to see it...
Hymen L. Lipman is credited with registering the first patent for a pencil with an attached eraser on March 30, 1858. You can find out more about him at the information below.
You can't patent a song or poem, but you can copyright them to protect your original work. Copyright is automatically granted once the work is fixed in a tangible form (written down or recorded). Registering your copyright with the appropriate government agency can provide more legal protection in case of infringement.
Help for filing or working with patents can be found under "legal services." A patent must be filed with the USPTO by either a Patent Lawyer (an engineer or scientist with a law degree) or a Patent Agent (an engineer or scientist who has passed the patent bar exam, but does not have a law degree). Both are found under legal services.
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You would want a patent for whatever portion of it is a new "thing" or a new use of an existing thing. If you're making a large and complex product, it does benefit you to patent discrete sections of it separately, as it will be easier to patent improvements to a small section than to the entire thing, and you will likely be able to license other uses of the smaller parts.
Yes, eventually. Under most patent laws there are extension of time provisions. For example, for renewal/annuity fees patentee are generally given at least 6 monthst after the deadline to pay fees. While fees are not paid during this period the patent is unenforceable. Many jurisdictions also provide extensions of time in case you inadvertently miss a deadline for paying a fee (note, not having the cash to pay does not qualify for inadvertently missing the deadline)
A patent is a grant from a patent office, such as the United States Patent Office. "Patent Pending" is a phrase that an application for a patent has been filed and is in some stage in the process of obtaining a patent. Thus, a patent can be presently enforced while a patent that is merely pending is unenforceable but can mature into a patent that can be enforced. Once the pending patent matures, the patent owner can sue for back damages or reasonable royalties starting from the filing date of the patent.