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Internet usage of women is more compared to men in US. In 2007 the numbers are 97.8 million and 90.8 million for women and men respectively (Source: Marketer). It is also predicted that Internet usage will be more by women in the coming years.
Filed under: Patent basics
Prior-art of a invention includes-
*Patents-
**Issued before date of invention
**Issued more than one year before US filing date
*Publications
**Published before dtae of invention
**Published more than one year before the filing date of your application
**US filing date precedes date of invention
* Public knowledge, Public use,Public sale
** Public use or sale of product more than one year before the date of your application
Filed under: Patent basics
Utility or Plant patent: 20 years from the earliest effective US filing date.
Design patent: 14 years from the earliest effective US filing date.
Note: The earliest filing date of your application is not the filing date of provisional application or continuation applications but it is the filing date of original(first) regular US patent application.
Filed under: Patent basics
“Anything under the sun that is made by man is patentable…” as per rule but has lot of limitations.
Things which are not patentable…..
- Things which are natural ie already exist in nature
- New naturally occurring protein or chemical compound
- Ideas
- Laws of nature
- Natural phenomenon
Filed under: Claims
Claims are divided into three elements mainly: the preamble, a transitional word or phrase, and the body.
The preamble: Preamble is the technical environment of the invention. It is generally not a legally limiting constraint. The preamble consists of name of the product, use of the product and support elements which can be further used in the claim. For example, a claim to an improved computer might have the preamble “A computer for maintaining files, having a memory cell comprising . . . .”
Transitional word or phrase: Transitional words are used in between the preamble and claim. Most common transitional words used are: “comprising” or “which comprises,” “consisting of,” and “consisting essentially of.”
Comprising: The word “comprising” is an open term generally used to cover the invention broadly. The better way of saying “including the following elements but not excluding others.” For example, a claim to a combination comprising A + B covers a combination having A + B + C.
Consisting: “Consisting of” is a closed term. The better way of saying “including only the following elements and excluding all others.” For example, a claim to a combination consisting of A + B does not cover the combination A + B + C. Consisting essentially of: The word “consisting essentially of”, is partly open and part closed. A claim to a combination consisting essentially of A + B language would cover a combination of A + B + C if C is not vitally important to the combination.
Body of the claim: The body of the claim follows the transitional phrase and lists the main elements of the combination. It is here that the invention is particularly claimed. The body of the claim of a machine invention, for example, lists the parts of the machine in some sort of logical order so as to recite the mechanical interrelationship of the parts of the machine.
Filed under: Claims
US 20050004806
Title: Automatic patent claim reader and computer-aided claim reading method
Abstract:A method of analyzing a claim in a patent or patent application is disclosed, comprising retrieving a patent claim which has been rendered into a format parsable by a computer program into a computer memory; parsing the claim into a set of discrete elements; categorizing each element in the set of elements according to a predetermined rule; and storing a set of categorized elements in a data store. A parsing program executable in a computer may be used to parse the patent claim and, optionally, to identify one or more keyword sets in the parsed claim. A rating program may also be used to assign a rating weight to each categorized element. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
Filed under: Patent news
Patents.com will provide the most comprehensive worldwide source of patent data – to include 450 million searchable indexed patent pages available in 15 native languages. It is a source for both large and small inventors and patent professionals to connect through a hosted community platform enabling them to generate business opportunities, including the licensing and sale of intellectual property.
Website: www.patents.com
Filed under: Interesting
In 1787 patent has been awarded to Oliver Evans for a grain elevator. The grain elevator is used to hoist grain from the lower floor to the upper loft of the mill. This patent got a patent term extension in 1808 for the first time.
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Copyright refers to literary and artistic works. Copyright generally vested in novels, poems, plays, films, musical works, artistic works such as drawings, paintings, photographs, etc…
In French moral rights are given were given to authors. In 1614 the American system reflects a beginning of copyright law over a statute of Massachusetts. In 1710 the Copyright law gave birth by protecting the book sellers from writing on Statue of Anna.
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In 1300 water millers from north asked for special privileges in return for useful creations (mines).
In 1323 German milling engineer promised to build grain mills to satisfy the storage needs and got the special privelege of about 80 ducats for the construction of model mill.
Finally the first patent was granted on 1409 to a German to exploit an ore mine and the right to use the required water and timber for the operation.
In 1474 the first law providing for the grant of exclusive rights for limited periods to the makers of inventions in general as the deliberate act of economic policy.
In 1624 Monopoly rights were given to the selling playing cards .
The French patent system was developed to systemaize the grant of privileges and divided into two kinds of systems: Registration system and examination system.
In1791 of French government used a different approach of patent law: all new discoveries are the property of the author, to assure the inventor the property and temporary enjoyment of his discovery for 5, 10 or 15 years.
