Tom Valone. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Valone
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act defines patents for computer hardware and software, and copyright on software.
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Kia Silverbrook. Silverbrook is listed as an inventor on 3123 issued US utility patents.
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In the most basic terms, patents protect inventions, and copyright protects creative works.
There are about 486 US patents listing Michael Thoms as an inventor, most for inventions related to dentistry.
Thomas Edison: 1,093
California historically files for more patents than any other state; in 2010, California applied for nearly four times as many patents as its closest competitors, New York and Texas.
99,220, including utility patents, plant patents, design patents, and reissues.
The USPTO granted a total of 247,727 patents from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, including Reissue Patents, Plant Patents, Design Patents, and Utility Patents.
the granting of patents
The US Patent Office issued 99,200 total patents from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1990, including 9 reissue patents, 6 plant patents, 194 design patents, and 98,991 utility patents.