Intellectual Property- Patents

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1) What do Patents protect?

2) A patent is a license to use the invention and obtaining a patent guarantees the inventor can use the invention.

3) What are the three types of patents?

4) A utility patent has a term of ______ years from its earliest effective non provisional filing date, subject to the payment of maintenance fees at 3 1/2, 7 1/2 and 11 1/2 years after issue

5) a patentable invention

6) A patent is a grant by a government of the _________ _______ to make, sell, use, and sell, the patented invention

7) The U.S Supreme Court stated that patents can be _______________

8) The ability to enforce a patent begins well before patent issue

9) Limited patent protection typically begins upon publication of the application ________ months after filing

10) A design patent protects the _________ appearence of a product.

11) A design patent has a term of ____yrs from ________

12) A design patent is not subject to maintenance fees.

13) If there is ____ difference between the invention and the prior art, the invention is novel

14) Prior Art only includes anything that is located in the same geographical area of the item trying to get patented.

15) It is extremely important to file an application before any public use or offer for sale of the invention.

16) Disclosure to a third party can impact patentability and claim scope, particularly if is cannot be shown that the subject matter was obtained from the invemtor.

17) When working with others there is no need to use a confidential Disclosure agreement tailored to the situation, because they are you friends.

18) A obvious indicator is one that has a predictable solution to a known problem.

19) for an invention to patent the invention must be important and significant

20) There is no requirement that an invention be better than the prior art.


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