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Changes In US Patent Practice

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced significant changes to the rules of practice in patent cases. Read on to find out what exactly has changed.
Joseph Mani
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George Washington Carver's Inventions

Born as the son of slaves, buried next to Booker T Washington, hundreds of inventions in between - that summarizes the life of George Washington Carver.
Sujith Pillai
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Pittsburgh Patent Lawyer

If you are located in the Pittsburgh area and have an idea for an invention, what do you do next? The most important step is selecting a competent, Pittsburgh patent attorney who can determine if it is patentable- obtain suitable patent protection for the invention; and, through direct entry or licensing, help you get the invention into business.
David P Gaudio
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A Prologue to Mechanical Patents

Mechanical engineering perhaps has the oldest known inventions and patents. In fact, the word engineering is derived from a mechanical component. Mechanical engineering is a field that was conceived from natural laws of physics, where one engineers or manipulates these laws to his/her advantage. Mechanical patents non exhaustively and generally encompass utility tools invented constituting force, motion, mass, etc. It specifically encompasses all mechanical devices, contraption and...
Ash Tankha
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Non-Patent Literature Search Tools

Non-patent literature search is of great importance in the IP domain. Patentability search of any new invention is very crucial and can be achieved by both patent and non-patent literature search. As far as, my knowledge the patents database is only domain set which is highly organized and easy to access either through free databases or commercial databases.
Vinod Singh
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Basic Understanding of Generic Drugs and Brand Names

Pharmaceutical research is one of the most valuable industry domain, as it is directly associated with human health. Pharmaceutical industries put lots of efforts in terms of cost, time and labor to develop a single blockbusting drug. This innovator companies, and then gets a patents protection and exclusive right to sell the drug as long as the patent is in effect. Basic understanding of the generic drugs and brand name is essential to know how the pharmaceutical business.
Vinod Singh
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Patent Landscaping

New innovation through research is becoming more and more expensive, mostly in case of pharmaceutical industries. If after investing lots on money and efforts, one cannot commercialize their invention due to unforeseen problems with third party patents, then it is a high loss. Thus to ease the commercialization of new research innovations, most innovative and research-driven companies have started outsourcing patent landscaping studies for their future research plans.
Vinod Singh
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Ideas and Inventions- What To Do When You Are Inspired

Your idea could be valuable. If you don't do something with it, there's a good chance that someone else will at some point. The expression, "Information is power," especially applies to anyone who wants to profit from an invention or idea. This information will help you as you explore the potential of your invention or idea.
Steve Chittenden
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Patenting System - A Historic Perspective

News items flooding from our daily information sources on patents, company law suits, intellectual property rights, and the like would make one believe that the system of patenting is quite young. On the contrary, history of patenting dates back to more than five hundred years.
Ash Tankha
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After KSR - Stronger Patents or Just Harder to Get?

Summary of consequences of recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex, Inc. et al. with the effect on strength of future patents and the effect on the difficulty in obtaining patents. Discusses the requirements of an obviousness rejection of patent claims and overcoming such a rejection.
Terry Williamson
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