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Full Patent Protection vs. a Provisional Patent Application

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

A provisional patent application allows a patent applicant to reserve priority in an invention before committing to the full utility patent application process. In that case, skipping the provisional patent application and going straight to a non-provisional utility patent application may be a cost-saving measure. .

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Tesla’s Lasers on Vehicle Patent

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

Filing a patent application first requires an invention. An invention includes both (1) conception and (2) reduction to practice. Conception is the formation, in the mind of the inventor, of a definite and permanent idea of a complete and operative invention. Solvay S.A. Honeywell International , 742 F.3d

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ChatGPT and Intellectual Property (IP) related Topics

LexBlog IP

Patents: Inventorship Can an AI, such as ChatGPT, invent? No, according to various patent offices and patent laws around the world. Patent law, the term “inventor” is defined as an “individual” or “individuals” who “invented or discovered the subject matter of the invention.”