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What Does it Mean to be an Inventor? The Inventor Diary Project and Kicking off the Diversity Pilots Initiative Blog Series

Patently-O

Though the patent system exists to promote innovation, it also serves to promote inventors and innovators. became an inventor at age 38 “My kids have bragged to their friends at school that I have a patent. I sent her a copy so she knows it is real. ” – Sujesha S., ” – Scott S.,

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How to review a draft patent application and provide useful comments

Patent Trademark Blog

That means that utility patent drawings have flexibility to show details that may or may not end up in the claims, but the details in design patent drawings will affect the scope of your IP rights. How should you make suggested edits of your draft patent application?

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ChatGPT and Intellectual Property (IP) related Topics

LexBlog IP

The firm was founded in 1999 [ sic ] and has since grown to become one of the largest IP law firms in the Midwest region of the United States. Marshall Gerstein’s practice areas include patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and related litigation, as well as IP licensing, counseling, and transactions.