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Patent Basics | USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office
You’ll learn how to maintain, enforce, transfer, and protect your rights. If you’re new to the process of protecting your rights to your invention by applying for a patent, you’re in the right place. …
Managing a patent | USPTO
This section describes patent rights, factors when managing your patent after it’s issued, and how a patent can be infringed. These factors include patent markings , determining a patent term , …
Patent - Wikipedia
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an …
Patent essentials | USPTO
2025年2月4日 · U.S. patents are effective only within the U.S. and its territories and possessions. These are the three types of patents: for inventing a new or improved and useful process, …
United States patent law - Wikipedia
Under United States law, a patent is a right granted to the inventor of a (1) process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, (2) that is new, useful, and non-obvious. A …
Patents - WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention. Patents benefit inventors by providing them with legal protection of their inventions. However, patents also benefit the society by providing …
Rights Granted Under U.S. Patent Law (BitLaw)
Rights Granted Under U.S. Patent Law. Patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office confer upon the patent holder the right to exclude others from making, using or selling the …
Frequently Asked Questions: Patents - WIPO
What is a patent? What rights does a patent provide? What kinds of inventions can be protected? How long does patent protection last? Is a patent valid in every country? How are patent rights …
patent | Wex Legal Dictionary / Encyclopedia | LII / Legal …
The five primary requirements for patentability are: (1) patentable subject matter, (2) utility, (3) novelty, (4) nonobviousness, and (5) enablement. The patentable subject matter requirement …
Patent law - WIPO
Patent law is territorial: each country has its own patent system, granting patents that can only be enforced within its jurisdiction. This principle recognizes the sovereignty of nations and allows …