There are many different types of claims of a patent application.  Some patent claims are about the type of invention.  There are apparatus claims, method or process claims, claims to designs, chemical composition, etc.There are also claims which are related to the scope of a patent.  Generally speaking, broad patent claims are more valuable and [...]

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The term patent pending has created quite a bit of confusion over the years.  Many inventors mistakenly believe that they are able start filing lawsuits like a semi-automatic machine gun the day after they file their provisional or nonprovisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  This misguided belief is anchored in [...]

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Improvement patents are basically a novel and unobvious improvement to a current or an expired patent.  The term improvement patent can also refer to an improvement to an existing device whether or not it is already patented.Improvement patents must pass all of the standard tests which apply to all patent applications.  They must be novel, [...]

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 Leveraging through Software Patents  Patentability of SoftwareThe question of whether software is patentable dates back to the 1970s. The United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) historically had been reluctant to grant patents on inventions relating to computer software. Their rationale was that patents could only be granted to processes, machines, and articles of manufacture [...]

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Ever since law school I have been asked about the “Poor Man’s Patent”.  And ever since then the answer is the same now as it was then: there’s no such thing.  According to the “Poor Man’s Patent”, the inventor simply writes down his invention on paper and sends it to himself in the mail.  Supposedly, [...]

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Facing through a divorce processing is generally an extremely painful experience for a couple, and even for the person who has filed it. This emotional pain divorce is sustained most of the times due to a lengthy Divorce process. Quick divorces, as the name suggests, is a fast technique of getting an online divorce so [...]

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In order to see if there is patent infringement you just need to look at the laundry list called the claims of the patent.  Compare what is on that list with the other product or service and you can tell if there is patent infringement.  You should think of it as a high school history [...]

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An Overview Of Software PatentingThe concept of “intellectual property” in India over the last few years has taken on some epic proportions for a number of reasons. One of the primary reasons, attributable to the growing awareness among the urban Indian population, is of the significance and, more importantly, the commercial benefits in protecting its [...]

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