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USPTO Hands Out 1 Millionth Design Patent

IP Law 360

Patent and Trademark Office issued its 1 millionth design patent to a licensed cosmetologist on Tuesday as more inventors apply for design patent protection than any other time in history.

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3 Types of Patents Inventors Need to Know

Larson & Larson

Ultimately, a patent is a form of intellectual property protection that gives the creator exclusive rights to legally market, sell, manufacture, and profit from the invention. There are 3 types of patents that inventors should know: utility, design, and plant patents. Utility Patent. Design Patent.

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Patent – a shield for modern biotechnology

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. In modern biology research, inventors come from various disciplines such as pharmaceutical, environmental, agricultural, and dairy, and all of them are involved in improving the quality of life.

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Proving Printed Publications

Patently-O

Design Patent No. The reexamination examiner agreed with the challenge and issued a final rejection that the claimed design was anticipated by four different prior art references. First to Disclose : Two of the references were Chinese Design Registrations filed and published a couple of months before Zhang’s filing date.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

If that information becomes known to others (outside a nondisclosure agreement or license, etc.), While a patent is in effect, the patent holder has a monopoly on that invention in exchange for disclosing the invention to the public. This is the tradeoff an inventor makes with the public.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period. Investors are more likely to support companies that possess protected IP as it represents a tangible asset that can be monetized or licensed in the future.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

LexBlog IP

If that information becomes known to others (outside a nondisclosure agreement or license, etc.), While a patent is in effect, the patent holder has a monopoly on that invention in exchange for disclosing the invention to the public. This is the tradeoff an inventor makes with the public. ” See 35 U.S.C. §