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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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How long does it take to get a patent in 2021? And what about COVID-19?

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

An applicant secures a patent after successfully prosecuting the patent application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). When the USPTO believes an application embodies an invention worthy of a patent, the USPTO grants a Notice of Allowance. Patentability Search. Appeal (MPEP § 1200).

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How to review a draft patent application and provide useful comments

Patent Trademark Blog

Unlike a utility patent, the drawings in a design patent will define the scope of your claim. 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.