QST LA 245 Chapter Notes - Chapter 41: Patent Infringement, Patent Prosecution, Design Patent
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Patent gives exclusive right to sell, reproduce, manufacture for a limited time. During that time, inventor must publically give info about the invention so that anyone can use it after the patent expires. Patent and trademark office (pto) issues patents after a prosecution = application process. Can take up to 3-6 years for approve. If you make a circle seat with 4 legsthat"s someone skilled in the field obvious so cannot patent that: useful: does not mean profitable; must do something. Patent lawyer researches to see if those elements apply. Patent prosecution = i will sue you to enforce my rights on the patent . Ex of patent: thermal - they can"t patent the entire thermal bc it"s not the first of it"s kind (not novel since a lot of companies have it). But you can patent certain part of the thermal that is unique. Is expensive to develop & come up with ideas.
