The Paris Convention
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Intellectual Property
The website Free Patents Online provides descriptions of patents, with downloadable PDFs of their schematics. Alternatively, the website Patents provides text descriptions but no images.
Patents are submitted for approval and protection to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Ulf Anderfelt has written: 'International patent-legislation and developing countries' -- subject(s): Patents, Patents (International law)
Patents
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Patents are legal protections for inventions that are publicly disclosed, while trade secrets are confidential information that provide a competitive advantage. Patents require disclosure in exchange for protection, while trade secrets rely on secrecy for protection.
David Fulton has written: 'The law and practice relating to patents and designs (Patents and designs act, 1907-8)' -- subject(s): Design protection, Patent laws and legislation 'A practical treatise on patents, trade marks and designs' -- subject(s): Design protection, Patent laws and legislation, Trademarks 'The law and practice relating to patents, trade marks and designs' -- subject(s): Design protection, Patent laws and legislation, Trademarks
T. A. Blanco White has written: 'Copyright' 'Patents for inventions and the registration of industrial designs' -- subject(s): Design protection, Patent laws and legislation 'Patents for inventions and the protection of industrial designs' -- subject(s): Design protection, Patent laws and legislation
You would have to search through International Patents
Also known as the "European Patent Convention" was held on 5 October 1973 http://www.epo.org/patents/law/legal-texts/html/epc/1973/e/ma1.html
The main types of intellectual property protection are copyright, trademark, and patent, all of which can be divided up into smaller categories. In some countries, "related rights" or "neighboring rights" are a significant subset of copyright; patents are often divided into utility, design, and plant patents, depending on what they protect; trade dress is an important subset of trademark.