INFO 6940 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Patent Office, Patent Infringement, Patent Claim
12 Aug 2016
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Patent specification describes the nature of the invention: phosita person having ordinary skill in the art , must describe the patent in sufficient details that the phosita can reproduce the product. Patent claim defines the legal protection being claimed. Filing date the date from which 20 year patent term will be determined (can be before the patent approval) Nb 3 different type: utility (useful items, live in the engineering world, design (aesthetics, plant. Novelty (inventive step) there"s something new and interesting here. Post grant review (pto: reissue like an update initiated by patent holder, reexamination and opposition gives people the ability to challenge the patent office without going to court, new in the us. Patent enforcement: cases of patent infringement can be brought in originating site or any site of infringement - forum shopping (looking for the court friendliest to your side, penalty. Injunction court order to stop someone to do something.
