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How to Choose a US National Phase Firm: PCT to US National Stage Entry

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Can a boutique IP firm handle US patent filings for a large client? Some issues arise due to different limitations by foreign patent offices. For example, the USPTO imposes a 150 word limit on abstracts which may be lower than foreign patent office requirements. Is the US patent law firm familiar with PCT nuances?

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Guest Post by Prof. Hrdy & Dan Brean: The Patent Law Origins of Science Fiction

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Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? Some of the most beloved fixtures of the genre—time machines, faster-than-light space travel, teleportation, downloading memories, copying a consciousness, etcetera—are impossible or not yet possible when described by the author. University of Minnesota Press 2016).