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| | Patent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Patent licensing agreements are effectively contracts in which the patent owner (the licensor) agrees not to sue the licensee for infringement of the licensor's patent rights. | | | The Patent Law was revised for the first time in 1793. | | | Typically, an application for a patent is prepared by a professional agent known as a patent attorney or patent agent, who files the application with a patent office. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent
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| | Software patent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Substantive law regarding the patentability of software and computer-implemented inventions, and case law interpreting the legal provisions, are different under different jurisdictions. | | | See Software patents under United States patent law. | | | For example, the court made patents generally easier to uphold by presuming patents were valid unless proved invalid and weakening the defence of nonobviousness. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent
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| | General information about patents |
| | For example, if one has the misfortune to be the losing party in a patent infringement case, the finding that one is the infringer of a valid patent may leave one liable for damages. | | | If the patent issued from an application filed prior to June 8, 1995, the term is the later of (1) 17 years from the date of issuance of the patent, or (2) 20 years from the first U.S. filing date for the patent. | | | In the United States, the law that governs patents is Title 35 of the United States Code, commonly cited as "35 USC". |
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http://www.patents.com/patents.htm
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| | Patent - Wex |
| | Patent infringement cases arise under Federal patent law over which the Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. | | | If an application is rejected, the decision may be appealed to the Patents Office's Board of Appeals, with further or alternative review available from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. | | | U.S. patent laws were enacted by Congress under its Constitutional grant of authority to protect thediscoveries of inventors. |
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/patent.html
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| | Patent Baristas |
| | This was a patent infringement case in which the patents were held unenforceable by the trial court due to inequitable conduct during prosecution before the USPTO. | | | Astra, which earlier contended before the District Court that its patents on Toprol-XL will survive their patent term, has now announced their intention to appeal against the judgment in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit maintaining that both US patents (5001161 and 5081154) are valid and enforceable. | | | Apotex counterclaimed that the ‘944 patent was invalid and in due course moved for summary judgment of invalidity. |
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http://www.patentbaristas.com
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| | Patently-O: Patent Law Blog |
| | Patent Jurisdiction: Bonzel’s charges of breach of contract do not “arise under” the patent laws — even though the breach of contract charges would likely require a determination of whether infringement occurred. | | | Bonzel, a German residing in Germany, originally sued Pfizer and others in Minnesota state court for breach of contract (patent license) — but asserted that patent infringement was not an issue. | | | Patent cases are dubious if they involve patent-holders who never commercialized their inventions. |
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http://patentlaw.typepad.com/patent
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| | W3C Patent Policy Framework |
| | The PAG is not constituted to assess or to develop legal opinions as to validity, infringement, or essentiality of patents at issue. | | | Rise in patent issuance: Patent offices, led by the U.S. PTO, are issuing patents, especially in the software sector, at record rates. | | | She is not, however, responsible for the inherently difficult twists and turns of some of the patent licensing language. |
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http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-patent-policy-20010816
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| | Software Patents vs Parliamentary Democracy |
| | Patent administration officials have used the pretext of TRIPs adaptation to suddenly, in a unilateral administrative act, declare software patents valid by law, subject to Parliament approval in the first half of 2005. | | | While the EU Parliament has proposed a clear exclusion of software patents, the Commission and Council have ignored the Parliament's proposal and reinstated the most uncompromisingly pro-patent text in May 2004. | | | We explain the state of play regarding state-granted idea monopolies, specially in the context of the draft directive "on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions" (software patent directive), which has become a test case on the extent to which parliaments have a say in contemporary European legislation. |
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http://swpat.ffii.org
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| | Patent and Trademark Attorneys in San Diego |
| | Should you desire specific legal advice regarding your patents or trademarks, you are encouraged to contact a patent attorney who is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. | | | As it is general information about patents and trademarks, it should not be considered legal advice regarding your individual patent or trademark matter. | | | Each and every patent and trademark matter is different, as are the facts surrounding it. |
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http://www.patentpending.com
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| | Microsoft frowned at for smiley patent - ZDNet UK News |
| | The US Patent Office has not yet made a decision on whether to accept the patent application. | | | We support the ability of anyone to submit prior art or input on a patent application with relevant authorities before a patent is issued," said the spokesperson. | | | Dont the patents office have some form of prosecuting time waster... |
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39210396,00.htm
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| | European Patent Office |
| | Electronic communication and transaction during the patent granting procedure | | | A new document explains how the establishment of a European Patent Court could contribute to strengthening the patent system in Europe and presents cost estimates for the future court | | | The 12th, revised edition of the European Patent Convention is available in HTML format |
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http://www.european-patent-office.org
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| | : : Patent Pix : : Patents : : Artfully rendered |
| | Sports patents, professional patents, apparel patents, transportation patents,weapon patents, hobby patents, household patents, and trade patents are just a few of the subjects artfully presented. | | | CONTACT US We sell patent images from the US Patent Office. | | | Currently, there are over 5 million patents filed at the Patent Office in Arlington, Va. |
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http://www.patentpix.com
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| | PatentAlert: receive patents in email. |
| | In fact, the number of patents has exploded in recent years, and further growth is expected. | | | Because of their concise style and heavy use of terminology, patent documents are not easy reading. | | | Patent Search will also be available when subscribing. |
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http://www.patentalert.com
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| | IBM Point-of-sale systems and kiosks from Retail Store Solutions - products and services portfolio |
| | The IBM Corporation's Intellectual Property and Licensing team is responsible for licensing IBM's patents, as well as other forms of intellectual property, such as technology, know-how and trademarks. | | | These pages provide an introduction to IBM’s licensing practices as well as a portfolio of patents and technologies currently available for licensing. | | | In addition to delivering these innovations through its products and services, IBM maintains an active patent and technology licensing program. |
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http://www.patents.ibm.com
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| | Patently Silly - The Humor of Invention - presented by Daniel Wright |
| | Reproduction of material from any patently silly pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. | | | The following are all real patents issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office. | | | On a trip to the patent office last summer, I met the examiner of this patent. |
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http://www.patentlysilly.com
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| | Unisys LZW Patent and Software Information |
| | Unisys U.S. LZW Patent No. 4,558,302 expired on June 20, 2003, the counterpart patents in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy expired on June 18, 2004, the Japanese counterpart patents expired on June 20, 2004 and the counterpart Canadian patent expired on July 7, 2004. | | | Unisys Corporation holds and has patents pending on a number of improvements on the inventions claimed in the above-expired patents. Information on these improvement patents and terms under which they may be licensed can be obtained by contacting the following: | | | Via facsimile, send inquiries to Welch Patent Licensing Department at |
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http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/lzw
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| | CIPO - Canadian Patents Database |
| | You can search, retrieve and study more than 1,500,000 patent documents. | | | This database lets you access over 75 years of patent descriptions and images. | | | For the last updated information of the database, see the What's New area. |
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http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/intro-e.html
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| | Patent Show |
| | Click here if you are ready to sell or license your property. | | | So whether you own a a patent, trademark, copyright, business, means and method of doing business, book, music, game, etc. you'd like to license or sell, you've come to the right place! | | | The Patent Show is a great way to get exposure for your patent or invention, allowing potential buyers to search our database by category to find just the right property. |
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http://www.patentauction.com
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| | PatentCafe Intellectual Property Management & Research Solutions, and international patent search. |
| | Patents Pending, © Copyright 1996 - 2006 PatentCafe.com, Incorporated All rights reserved. | | | IPFrontline is your exclusive source of real-time industry patent informatics and IP200 leader board. | | | ICO™ solutions deliver a new dimension patent research and analysis, improved patent quality, superior competitive intelligence, licensing optimization, and worldwide team collaboration. |
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http://www.patentcafe.com
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| | Patent Information |
| | User Agreement Ethics Policy Patent Information Privacy Policy Kids' Privacy Policy Copyright | | | The About system is covered by one or more of the following patents: |
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http://about.com/gi/pages/patent.htm
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| | EFF: Patent Busting Project |
| | Click on a patent to find out more. | | | To combat these annoying and often dangerous legal weapons, EFF has launched the Patent Busting Project to take down some of worst offenders. | | | Take a look at the Top Ten Most Wanted culprits on our list, and let us know if you have any leads on technology that predates them (called "prior art") that we can use to challenge their validity. |
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http://www.eff.org/patent
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