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a patent provides the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the patented invention for the term of the patent, which is usually 20 years from the filing date. In pharmaceuticals when a patent expires this means other companies can now begin making 'generic' versions of the drug.
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What happens to a patent when the owner dies?
When a patent owner dies, the patent is typically transferred to their estate or heirs. The estate or heirs can then decide to maintain or sell the patent rights.
What happens to an inventors work after they are finished with it?
patent it
What happens after a patent completes its full term?
Once a patent reaches its full term, the inventions claimed in that patent become public domain forever.
Who runs patents in the USA?
The United States Patent Office
Can patent agent represent a client at a trial?
If the patent "agent" also happens to be an attorney he can. Only a licensed attorney can represent you at trial.
What happens to your patent when you die?
You gotta slay them dragons before you get to the princess
What if your arctic cat f7 is not getting fuel but runs?
Figure out how/why, patent the technology, retire.
What happens when someone violates a patent?
Typically they have to pay the patent holder the profits from the illegal gain plus penalties. Unless they obtain a license as part of the settlement, they will have to stop producing the item.
What happens if someone does not follow the patent rules?
Depending upon which rules you mean, they could be denied a patent application, have their issued patent voided, have patented claims cancelled, be prohibited from extending their patent application to other countries, and so forth. If you refer to someone other than a patentee, failing to "follow the rules" might prevent someone from obtaining a patent on their own device, or find themselves infringing someone else's patent.
How long will it be before another drug company can patent the new hep drug?
The drug will not be able to be patented again. Once the patent runs out, other companies can manufacture it without paying licensing rights.
What happens if a patented invention is copied by someone else?
An issued patent gives the patent holder the right to sue an infringer (either someone who affirmatively copied the invention or even someone who innocently constructed the claimed invention without knowledge of the patent) for damages (money) and an injunction (to stop infringing activity).
Can you obtain an invention patent for the light cellular concrete Isn't it a common material now How can a company obtain the patent and then sue every other producer in the countrty it happens in Ro?
I don't know what light celluar concrete is, but I do know that you cannot patent something that's already public. A patent for intellectual property is good for 20 years. Once the 20 years is up it's public knowledge. OOPS...I think I meant "utility " patent.
