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Patent Prior Art Search

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Prior art, the term mostly used during patent applications, is used to describe all information available in the public domain before the priority or filling date of the patent application. The invention can be patented as for the first-time researchers have shown such effects with consortia of bacteria and fungi.

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My New Invention Has Many Uses – Do I Need Multiple Patents?

LexBlog IP

Do You Need Multiple Patents for a Single, Multi-Use Invention? If your invention has multiple innovations or components, you may be wondering whether to file separate patent applications for each innovation or file one application for the entire invention. Does the single invention have different uses?

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Patent Search and its Types in India

Kashishipr

A patent refers to an exclusive right granted by the patent authority of a nation to the inventor or applicant of a unique invention. One of the essential requirements to be met for obtaining Patent Protection is that of novelty, i.e., the invention in question must be unique around the world. Types of Patent Search.

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Patentability Search of Software in India

IP and Legal Filings

A patent is an intellectual property right granted by a government to the inventor, to protect their invention and allow the fullest commercial exploitation of the patented invention. The process of getting an invention Patent starts with Patentability Search, its also known as Novelty Search or Prior Art Search.

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Artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights: the USPTO DABUS decision

Barry Sookman

Is an invention autonomously generated by artificial intelligence patentable? This is a question that is being studied including by the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) which launched an investigation into issues associated with patenting artificial intelligence inventions. an inventor must be a natural person.

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Impact of other related Intellectual Property rights on the Pharmaceutical Industry

IIPRD

Introduction A “patent” is a right granted by a state to an inventor for a fixed period i.e., 20 years in India in exchange for the disclosure of the invention. The fundamental patentability criteria are universal namely: novelty, inventive step, non-obviousness and industrial applicability.

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Patent Office Appeals: When You Have To Fight For Your Idea

Larson & Larson

Your idea may be considered obvious by the examiner if a prior reference or a bunch of prior references have all the elements that go into your idea. Novelty is about prior art: can your examiner point to a thing already in the public domain that is practically a kissing cousin of your thing? The Appeals Process.

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