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\n• Trademark – protects a word, name or symbol used to represent a product and blocks potentially confusing words, names or symbols from being used by others.  \n• Copyright – protects original works of authorship such as books, music, art, software.  \nPatents  \n‐ Contract between inventor and government ‐ Inventor agrees to disclose invention to public  \n‐ In turn, the Government (Patent Office) grants exclusivity in invention to inventor if certain tests are met:  \nUtility  \nNovelty  \nNon‐obviousness  \n10/30/2008  \n\n| Patents, Trademarks an Copyrights |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | | |\n\nPatents  \n• Three types of US patents  \n– Utility Patent: Inventions that function in a unique manner to produce a utilitarian result (e.g. Velcro, drugs, electronic circuits)  \n– Design Patent: Covers unique, ornamental shape or design of a non‐natural object  \n– Plant Patent: Plants from grafts or cuttings.  \n10/30/2008  \nRequirements For Patentability  \n‐ Utility  \n‐ Novelty & non‐obviousness determined by comparing claimed invention to “prior art”  \n‐ Prior art  \nPrior publications  \nPrior patents  \nPrior public uses  \nPrior commercial offers to sell  \nRequirements For Patentability  \n10/30/2008  \nRights Granted by a Patent  \n• Utility patents expire 20 years after the “filing” of a patent application.  \n– No rights during pendency of application  \n• Patent exclusivity geographically limited to the country of issue.  \nRights Granted by a Patent  \n‐ Patents grant their owner the right to  \n“exclude others from:”  \nMaking the invention  \nUsing the invention  \nSelling the invention Offering the invention for sale Importing the invention  \n10/30/2008  \nRights Granted by a Patent  \n‐ A patent doesn’t necessarily grant the owner the right to make, use and sell the patented invention  \nPatent owner may be subject to a third‐ party dominating patent  \n\n| The Process for US Utility Patents |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>Inventor Signs Declaration, POA, Assignment\u003Cbr>|\n| \u003Cbr>Examiner issues Office Action\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Publication of Application\u003Cbr>18 months from filing\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>USPTO Examiner conducts\u003Cbr>patentability search\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Response to Action Filed\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>USPTO Advises serial number and filing date\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Receive Notice of Allowance\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Application to Patent Office\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Pay Maintenance Fees at 3½ , 7 ½ and 11 ½ years after patent issues\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Patent issues\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Pay Issue Fee\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |\n\n10/30/2008  \n\n| Applications Filed |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1991\u003Cbr>2000 | | 178,000 | 312,000 |\n|  | |  |  |\n| 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000\u003Cbr>an increase of 76% |  |  |  |\n\nNumber of Patents Issued  \n1997  114,000  \n1998  151,024  \n0 100,000 200,000  \nan increase of 33%  \n10/30/2008  \nNumber of Patents  \nProvisional Patent Application  \n• No specific Patent Office format required  \n– No claims or formal drawings  \n• Not examined in Patent Office  \n• Requires complete description of invention and best mode  \n• Cheaper and quicker to file than utility application  \n• “Patent Pending”  \n• File utility application within one year or provisional becomes abandoned.  \n10/30/2008  \nProvisional Patent Application Benefits  \n• It gets you started  \n• It is fast  \n• It helps long‐term planning  \n• It preserves the right for foreign policy  \n• It gets you “in line”  \n• It increases your boundaries (by being first)  \n[www.uspto.gov](www.uspto.gov)  \n10/30/2008  \nViewing Patents  \n| [www.alternatiff.com](www.alternatiff.com) |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| | Installation allows you to view patent images on your browser. 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