Patent

Trademark vs. Patent

What do trademarks and patents protect?  This article broadly answers the aforementioned question by discussing the types of items which are protected by trademarks and patents.  Additionally, various items (e.g., creation, requirements, procurement time, duration of rights, etc.) related to both trademarks and patents are discussed herein. Definition | Trademark The United States Patent and [...]

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What is a Patent

What is a Patent? (United States) A patent is a temporary property right which is granted by the United States government to “promote the Progress of Science and the Useful Arts.”   (see Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution which provides Congress with the power “to promote the Progress of Science [...]

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Can a Patent be Renewed

Patents cannot be “renewed.”  Once a patent has expired at the end of its patent term, the public is free to practice the teachings disclosed therein.  Further, it should be noted that a Patentee is required to pay patent maintenance fees at specified intervals to keep a patent in force. Failing to pay the requisite patent maintenance fee at each of the [...]

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