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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. For more visit, For more stories, and to add your own story , visit the “Inventor’s Diary” at www.diversitypilots.org. What did becoming an inventor mean to you? ” – Sujesha S., ” – Scott S.,

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Legal Lessons from Holiday Lights: Clarity in Patent Drafting

LexBlog IP

7,784,961 Before sledding into the patent’s technicalities, the inventor of this Christmas cheer utilized a lesser-known path under U.S. patent law. 122(b)(2)(B)(i), the patent application was kept under wraps, avoiding publication until patent issuance. Under 35 U.S.C.

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It’s All in the Hardware: Overcoming 101 Rejections in Computer Networking Technology Classes

IP Watchdog

Technologies such as computer networking, which, unlike software inventions, typically incorporate at least some hardware elements, may be less vulnerable to rejection under the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. However, responding to these rejections when they are issued still requires some finesse.

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The Tragic Tale of the Abandoned Jack-O-Lantern Display Stand

LexBlog IP

Venturing into the patent archives reveals a plethora of Halloween-inspired inventions, highlighting the seamless blend of creativity and business during this eerie season. Today we descend into the cryptic catacombs of patent drafting to exhume a narrative of innovation entangled in a web of woes. Patent Application No.

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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. ” Id.

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How to review a draft patent application and provide useful comments

Patent Trademark Blog

You also do not need extensive descriptions of known technologies or known components. How should you review patent drawings? Patent drawings enable you to claim features that help distinguish your invention from the prior art. How should you make suggested edits of your draft patent application?

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Schemes, Policies And Programmes For Patent Facilitation

IIPRD

Some of these schemes and programs work with the assistance of professional IP practitioners who are empaneled in respective departments, programs, or schemes while others provide monetary assistance to start-ups, inventors, institutions, etc. Application for a patent can be done on the official website of NRDC [4].