Patent management

The European Patent Bulletin is a weekly trilingual publication of the European Patent Office (EPO), generally issued every Wednesday. <ref> European Patent Office web site, Publication dates for 2006, retrieved on July 7, 2006 </ref> It contains “entries made in the Register of European Patents, as well as other particulars the publication of which is prescribed by [the European Patent Convention (EPC)] or its implementation”. <ref> </ref>

The European Patent Bulletin is published in German, English and French, the three official languages of the EPO. <ref> </ref> The three texts coexist in the same issue of the bulletin. The European Patent Bulletin has been published online since January 2004.

Legal effect of mentions in the European Patent Bulletin

In the European patent grant procedure, the mention of the publication of the European search report in the European Patent Bulletin marks the start of the six-month period for filing the request for examination, paying the examination fee <ref> </ref>, paying the designation fees, <ref> </ref> and paying the extension fees. <ref> Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention, Extension of European patents, see [1] [2]
[3] [4]
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At the end of the grant procedure, the decision to grant a European patent takes legal effect only from the day when the European Patent Bulletin mentions the grant. <ref> </ref> The publication of this mention in the European Patent Bulletin marks the start of the three-month period (or more in some countries, such as Ireland) for supplying the translation of the text in which the European patent has been granted to each national patent office, in order to have an effective protection in each country. <ref name=”Art65″> </ref> The publication of this mention also marks the start of the nine-month period for giving notice of opposition to the patent to the EPO. <ref> </ref>

During the opposition procedure, when the European patent is maintained in an amended form, the publication of the mention of maintenance of the European patent in the European Patent Bulletin marks the start of the three-month period (or more in some countries, such as Ireland) for supplying the translation of the text in which the European patent has been maintained to each national patent office, in order to have an effective protection in each country. <ref name=”Art65″/>

References

See also

• Official Journal of the European Patent Office
• Register of European Patents

• PCT Gazette
• List of intellectual property law journals

External links

• European Patent Bulletin, recent issues on the EPO web site
• European Patent Bulletin, archives since January 2, 2004 on the EPO web site
• Relevant notices in the Official Journal
  • Changes in the European Patent Bulletin, OJ 1983, 459 [8]
  • Amendments and additions to the European Patent Bulletin, OJ 1986, 63 [9]
  • Amendments and additions to the European Patent Bulletin, OJ 1988, 37 [10]

References

• Coller IP Management - Patent & Trade Mark Attorney Services We also provide IP portfolio management, strategy and renewal services and conduct patent searches, patent watches, trade mark searches and trade mark
• Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management The attorneys who Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management · Trade Secrets Litigation and assisting in numerous other aspects of patent portfolio management.
• Unlimited - Doug Calhoun talks about budgeting for patent management There

The Association of Free Democrats (German: Bund Freier Demokraten) was a liberal coalition formed in East Germany on 12 February, 1990. It originally consisted of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Free Democratic Party (GDR) and the German Forum Party. In the Volkskammer election of the 18 March, 1990 the Association of Free Democrats polled 5.28% of the votes and gained 21 seats. It then participated in the last GDR government led by Lothar de Maizière.

In 27 March, 1990 the Association of Free Democrats absorbed the National Democratic Party of Germany. Finally, in 11 August, 1990 it merged with the West German Free Democratic Party.

See also

• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
• Liberalism in Germany

External links

• Association of Free Democrats from chronik der wende

References

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The kokai or kokai tokkyo koho is the name given to the published, unexamined Japanese patent application, as opposed to the kokoku or tokkyo koho, the examined and approved Japanese patent application. Kokai means “open to the public”, “laid-open”. Kokai are published eighteen months after the earliest priority date.

See also

• Japanese patent law

References

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The state of the art is the highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time.

Usage note

The phrase “state of the art” should be hyphenated when it is used as an adjective, e.g.:

“This machine is an example of state-of-the-art technology”,

but not when used as a noun, as in the following sentence:

“The state of the art in this field is mostly related to the X technology”.

Cutting edge as a synonym of the term can be used as a noun.

Origin

The earliest known usage of the term “state of the art” dates back to 1910 from an engineering manual by H.H. Suplee titled Gas Turbine. It reads, “In the present state of the art this is all that can be done.”

Patent law

In the context of the European and Australian patent law, the term “state of the art” is a concept used in the process of assessing and asserting novelty and inventive step, <ref> Under the European Patent Convention: and . </ref> and is a synonym of the expression “prior art”. In the European Patent Convention (EPC), “[the] state of the art shall be held to comprise everything made available to the public by means of a written or oral description, by use, or in any other way, before the date of filing of the European patent application” according to . Due account should be taken of as well, but merely for the examination of novelty.

The expression “background art” is also used in certain legal provisions, such as , and has the same meaning. <ref> Decision T 11/82 of 15 April 1983 of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office </ref>

References

See also

• High end
• Bleeding edge

References

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Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (April 18, 1881 – August 28, 1963) was born in Lemberg in Austria-Hungary (now called Lviv in Ukraine).

From 1900 to 1904 he studied at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin. In 1905 he started to work at the physics institute at the University of Leipzig. Lilienfeld attained the habilitation in 1910.

Among other things, he invented the transistor (in 1926) and the electrolytic capacitor in the 1920s. He filed several patents describing the construction and operation of transistors. Although the devices described in his patents should theoretically work, there is no evidence that Lilienfeld built working devices. Despite that, the patents describe many features of modern transistors. When the inventors of the first practical transistor, Brattain, Bardeen and Shockley tried to get a patent on their device, most of their claims were rejected due to the Lilienfeld patents.

Lilienfeld emigrated to the USA in 1927.

Some of his patents:

• (describing a device similar to a MESFET)
• (A thin film MOSFET.)
• (A solid state device where the current flow is controlled by a porous metal layer, a solid state version of the vacuum tube.)
• (The electrolytic capacitor)

Education

Ph.D. Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität (renamed in 1949), Berlin, on 18 February 1905

External links

• About.com, short text about Lilienfeld
• J.E.Lilienfeld biography

References

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• Energy Law360 : Cadence Settles Energy Management Patent Suit Cadence Settles Energy Management Patent Suit. Portfolio Media, New York (August 2, 2007)–Expense management firm Cadence Network Inc. has agreed to settle
• creativepro.com - Extensis Awarded Patent for Font Management Extensis, a division of Celartem, Inc., today announced that it has been awarded a patent for a method that examines font files for corruption.
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• Kiyon Granted Patent for Improved Wireless Network Management Kiyon Granted Patent for Improved Wireless Network Management Method. Oct 6, 2006, News Report. Kiyon, Inc. has been granted a US patent for its "System and
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Real3D, Inc. was a maker of arcade graphics boards whose lineage traces back to the aerospace industry when General Electric sold off its aerospace division (GE Aerospace) to Martin Marietta. In 1995, Martin Marietta and Lockheed merged to form Lockheed Martin Corporation, the world’s largest weapons manufacturer. Following the merger, Lockheed Martin decided to market their cutting-edge graphics technology for civilian use by setting up Real3D, Inc. in partnership with Intel and SGI. In 1999, Real3D sued ATI Technologies over infringement of its patents (originally issued to General Electric in 1988 and 1990) as well as misappropriation of trade secrets (involving the hiring away of several Real3D engineers). By October 1, 1999, Real3D was forced to close its doors and Lockheed sold its remaining stake in Real3D to Intel on October 14th. Following the sale, Intel fired all employees and closed the Orlando office. Interestingly, ATI opened an Orlando office and ostensibly retained many former Real3D designers.

Historical Trivia

• Real3D’s history traces back over 3 decades to the first GE Aerospace Visual Docking Simulator for the Apollo lunar landings.
• Real3D technology was shipped on boards in over 200,000 Sega Model2 and Model3 arcade systems, two of the most popular systems in history.
• Real3D amassed over 40 patents on 3D graphics hardware and software (this was key to the Intel buyout).
• Real3D has links with modern graphics giant nVidia. First, nVidia acquired all of SGI’s graphics development resources, which included their 10% stake in Real3D. Second, when nVidia purchased 3dfx’s technological assets, they retained licenses to Real3D patents.
• Real3D has links with modern graphics giant ATI. The two companies were involved in lawsuits over Real3D’s patents until a 2001 cross-licensing settlement.
• Real3D’s most recent AGP graphics card was the Intel 740 part sold under the StarFighter and Lightspeed brandnames.

External links

• Book: Funding a Revolution
• Wave-Report.com
• GameAI
• TheRegister - Real3D Dead, Intel buys bones
• TheRegister - 3dfx Licenses Intel’s Real3D Patents
• TheRegister - Intel/Real3D and ATI Settle Lawsuit

References

• Patent Search Tutorial Throughout this tutorial, you will have the opportunity to access short movies demonstrating how to use the United States Patent and Trademark website.
• Lucent Technologies - An historic beginning, The birth of lucent Although Gray had been awarded seventy patents throughout his lifetime, he lost the race to become the inventor of the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell was var mb36=ManyBox.register(’36′,3,’o3dDw45_KmgJ’,”,’263a’,14,’Map of 600 Mountain Ave, Murray Hill, NJ 07974′)
• PC Pro: News: The Linux Year [part 1] - a look back at 2005 We now have patent bodies co-ordinating and even acquiring patents for would potentially have formally legalised software patents throughout Europe.
• P R L -MIT L A A File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTMLBenerito garnered 55 patents throughout her career, and made vital. contributions that helped transform the textile, wood and paper industries.
• Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Born in Hertfordshire, England, Bessemer received 110 patents throughout his life. His inventions included a solar furnace, a way to make graphite for
• Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog: 02/01/2006 - 03/01/2006 For years, larger Japanese companies have been some of the most prolific filers of patents throughout the world, particularly in the U.S. While they
• Message to the Senate of the United States This Treaty promotes patent protection by codifying, harmonizing, taking the steps necessary for obtaining and maintaining patents throughout the world.
• Clean Edge - The Clean-Tech Market Authority - Views The Index charts high levels of California clean energy tech patents throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Benefits of California energy leadership span far
• Howstuffworks "How Patents Work" An illustration from Thomas Edison's 1879 patent on an electric light, his first such device. Edison expanded on the ideas in this patent throughout his
• Patents throughout the World, 4th Edition/世界各国特許法ガイド 第４版 Patents throughout the World, 4th Edition. Alan J. Jacobs (Editor). 2 vols. Looseleaf. 1978 to date（追録年３回）. West Group. ISBN:0876321252
• Wheelchairs: About Turbo Wheelchair Co., Inc. Matt Hermes, PhD, is trained in organic and polymer chemistry and is inventor on more than 30 US Patents throughout his career at DuPont, Celanese and US
• A History of the Patent Law of the United States The new court initially seemed pro-patent in its attitude and this has resulted in a generally more favorable attitude to the value of patents throughout
• WebRenderer - Developer Zone Responsible for the evaluation and registration of Patents throughout Europe. The European Patent Office was established in 1973.
• Patent family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A single patent occasionally results in many, many patents throughout the world. When one patent application results in several patents in many different
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• Knowledge Problem: November 2004 Archives I have had a love-hate relationship with patents throughout my professional life. Are they a government granted monopoly, which I oppose? Yes.
• FSF Europe - Microsoft against free competition Following this strategy, Microsoft applied for and was granted thousands of patents throughout the world, including in Europe. But since Europe still lacks
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Dominique Guellec is a French economist. He formerly held the post of chief economist at the European Patent Office (EPO) (2004-2005). Until December 2003, he was senior economist at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

See also

• Alain Pompidou
• Bruno van Pottelsberghe

External links

• 2004 biography on the WIPO web site
• 2003 biography on the WIPO web site

References

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The remote operations service element protocol (ROSE) is an application layer protocol that (a) provides remote operation capabilities, (b) allows interaction between entities in a distributed application, and (c) upon receiving a remote operations service request, allows the receiving entity to attempt the operation and report the results of the attempt to the requesting entity.

OSI application protocols such as X.400 and X.500 were defined using
ROSE. The ROSE protocol itself is defined in ASN.1.

See also

• Remote procedure call
• Abstract Syntax Notation One
• Transaction Capabilities Application Part

References

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The kokai or kokai tokkyo koho is the name given to the published, unexamined Japanese patent application, as opposed to the kokoku or tokkyo koho, the examined and approved Japanese patent application. Kokai means “open to the public”, “laid-open”. Kokai are published eighteen months after the earliest priority date.

See also

• Japanese patent law

References

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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is the patent, trademark, and copyright administration body of Canada.

See also

• Canadian patent law
• Manual of Patent Office Practice (MOPOP)
• Patent office

External links

• CIPO website

References

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• § 41.7 Management of the record. - Appendix R PATENT RULES 41.7 Management of the record. (a) The Board may expunge any paper directed to a Board proceeding, or filed while an application or patent is under the

In United States patent law, patent holders must go to the federal courts to enforce their patent rights. Even if the patent is valid and infringed, these courts may exercise their equitable discretion not to enforce the patent if the patentee has engaged in inequitable conduct. The patent applicant has a duty of candor and good faith to the US Patent and Trademark Office when applying for their patent. Breach of this duty constitutes inequitable conduct, which includes the following: (a) failure to submit prior art likely to be deemed relevant; (b) failure to explain references in a foreign language or submit pre-existing full or partial translations of the references; (c) misstatements of fact, including misstatements in affidavits concerning patentability; and (d) mis-description of inventorship.

The party asking the court to decline to enforce the patent, usually the alleged infringer, bears the burden of proving inequitable conduct to the court. This party must show by clear and convincing evidence that the patentee intentionally withheld or misrepresented material information.
Proven inequitable conduct in any claim can lead the entire patent to be unenforceable.

The law regarding Inequitable Conduct is currently evolving (see McKesson Information Solutions, Inc. v. Bridge Medical, Inc (2007)) at http://www.fedcir.gov/opinions/06-1517.pdf.

Further reading

• McKesson v. Bridge Medical
• Kevin Mack, Reforming Inequitable Conduct to Improve Patent Quality: Cleansing Unclean Hands, 21 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 147](2006).

See also

• Patent misuse

References

• PatentCafe Integrated Suite of Patent Management Software PatentCafe Integrated Suite of Semantic Patent Search, Portfolio Management, Patent Analytics and International Patent Data Solutions for enteprise.
• SBH Patent Group Patent Group. The U.S. Constitution guarantees legal rights for intellectual property. "The Congress shall have the power to promote the progress of science
• Management Forum DRAFTING A PATENT APPLICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE USA DRAFTING A PATENT APPLICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE USA.
• Towards rational management of the patent ductus arteriosus: the Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is common problem, with rates of 40–55% in babies born less than 29 weeks’ gestation,1 2 yet decisions related to management
• Microsfot Digital Rights Management Two - US Patent No. 6327652 Microsoft Digital Rights Management Patent Applications Pending 2001-2002 Data current through 11 July 2002. (Links are to the USPTO site). PUB. APP. NO.
• Automated Patent Portfolio Management: From Potential to Profit Companies are increasingly under attack by entities with no business model other than earning revenues and profits from patent litigation. At the same time,
• PUBPAT > Opsware Remote Computer Management Patent Challenged by OPSWARE REMOTE COMPUTER MANAGEMENT PATENT CHALLENGED BY PUBPAT: U.S.P.T.O. Asked to Review and Revoke Patent That Was Preempted by Open Source Projects
• Urology : Nonoperative management of a patent urachus - Published This case suggests that nonsurgical management of patent urachus should be initially attempted by catheter drainage in a child without infravesical
• Contemporary Management of Patent Foramen Ovale Contemporary Management of Patent Foramen Ovale. Bernhard Meier, James E Lock circulationaha 107:11, 5-9, 2003. In 1877, Cohnheim performed a necropsy on a
• NetApp Smacks Sun With Patent Suit - Information Lifecycle According to NetApp, Sun approached company management about 18 months ago and NetApp's attempt to use patent litigation to inhibit the meteoric rise of
• Patent for content management is granted Software solution provider GraphOn have been granted a patent that cover 'Method and apparatus for providing a dynamically-updating pay-for-service web
• Patents and Licensing LLC - Daniel W. Juffernbruch, Patent Patent attorney based in Barrington.
• U.S. Patent Issued for Management Technology Advanced Battery US Patent Issued for Management Technology from Advanced Battery Technology in Array provided free by LookSmart Find Articles.
• Energy Law360 : Cadence Settles Energy Management Patent Suit Cadence Settles Energy Management Patent Suit. Portfolio Media, New York (August 2, 2007)–Expense management firm Cadence Network Inc. has agreed to settle
• Patent FAQ - Office of Technology Management The only way to protect a new invention is by filing a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Disclosing to the OTM only
• Delphion partners with top companies for patent research See the Delphion partner page to learn about top companies for patent research, intellectual property, and intellectual asset management, and intellectual
• EETimes.com - Press Release - Significant Power Management Patent EE Times is the online source of global news for the creators of technology.
• Kiyon Granted Patent for Improved Wireless Network Management Kiyon Granted Patent for Improved Wireless Network Management Method. Oct 6, 2006, News Report. Kiyon, Inc. has been granted a US patent for its "System and
• Patent Applications Management Software (PCT-ROAD) Patent Applications Management Software (PCT-ROAD). General Information about PCT-ROAD. What is PCT-ROAD? Background of PCT-ROAD Project
• Computer Packages Patent Management System The Computer Packages Patent Management System for corporations and law firms is the best tool on the market for the management of patent portfolios.
• Lock-free cache management - US Patent 6904456 Lock-free cache management - US Patent 6904456 from Patent Storm. A data structure and method implemented in accordance with the invention enable reading a
• NEC to Invest in Linux Patent Management Company Open Invention NEC will join IBM, Novell, Philips, Red Hat and Sony as an investor and licensee in Open Invention Network (OIN), an intellectual property company formed to
• Patent Docs: Management Forum to Hold Biotechnology Conference Management Forum will be holding a conference entitled "Biotechnology for the Non-Biotechnologist" on November 12-14, 2007 in Miami, FL.
• Anton Chuvakin Blog - "Security Warrior": Absurd Patent on Log It is a patent titled "System and method for analysis and management of logs and events," which is choke-full of trivia and prior art.
• creativepro.com - Extensis Awarded Second Patent for Digital Asset "Extensis' Portfolio family of products continues to be a leading solution for digital asset management needs and we are thrilled to receive a second patent
• STN focuses on patent search and management - Information World Review Document management tools and Derwent data added to science resource.
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• Blackboard Sues for Course Management Patent Infringement Original Message ——– Subject: [IP] Blackboard Inc. files first course management patent suit Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:55:11 -0400 From: David Farber
• Patent Portfolio Management Career Opportunities | Contact Us | Press Room | Privacy Policy. © 2006 American Conference Institute. All Rights Reserved.
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A patent family is all the patents and patent applications resulting from a specific patent application.

Generally, a patent application for an invention is originally filed in one country. Sometimes that original patent application is the basis for filing patent applications in several other countries (see also right of priority). Each of these new patent applications can become the basis for filing subsequent patent applications. A single patent occasionally results in many, many patents throughout the world.

When one patent application results in several patents in many different countries, all of the patents and applications associated with the original patent application is called the patent family.

See also

• Continuing patent application
• Triadic patent

References

• Lock-free cache management - US Patent 6904456 Lock-free cache management - US Patent 6904456 from Patent Storm. A data structure and method implemented in accordance with the invention enable reading a
• Patent Applications Management Software (PCT-ROAD) Patent Applications Management Software (PCT-ROAD). General Information about PCT-ROAD. What is PCT-ROAD? Background of PCT-ROAD Project
• Books and Publications Intellectual Property Management: A Guide for Scientists, Engineers, Patent Strategy: The Manager's Guide to Profiting from Patent Portfolios
• Microsfot Digital Rights Management Two - US Patent No. 6327652 Microsoft Digital Rights Management Patent Applications Pending 2001-2002 Data current through 11 July 2002. (Links are to the USPTO site). PUB. APP. NO.
• Computer Packages Patent Management System The Computer Packages Patent Management System for corporations and law firms is the best tool on the market for the management of patent portfolios.
• Marketing: a key element in patent management The article provides basic elements about the use of marketing in patent management. It illustrates the phenomenon through a study concerning French
• UW TechTransfer :: About Us :: Staff Directory :: Patent UW TechTransfer :: About Us :: Staff Directory :: Patent Management Group Patent Management Group. Katie Kay, 206-685-3320, ktkay@u.washington.edu
• Energy Law360 : Cadence Settles Energy Management Patent Suit Cadence Settles Energy Management Patent Suit. Portfolio Media, New York (August 2, 2007)–Expense management firm Cadence Network Inc. has agreed to settle
• PatentCafe Integrated Suite of Patent Management Software PatentCafe Integrated Suite of Semantic Patent Search, Portfolio Management, Patent Analytics and International Patent Data Solutions for enteprise.
• News Alert: Patent Portfolio Management Strategies Under New USPTO 10/1/07 News Alert: Patent Portfolio Management Strategies Under New USPTO Rules. Attorneys | Practices · Download PDF
• Anton Chuvakin Blog - "Security Warrior": Absurd Patent on Log It is a patent titled "System and method for analysis and management of logs and events," which is choke-full of trivia and prior art.
• Blackboard Sues for Course Management Patent Infringement Original Message ——– Subject: [IP] Blackboard Inc. files first course management patent suit Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:55:11 -0400 From: David Farber
• Coller IP Management - Patent & Trade Mark Attorney Services We also provide IP portfolio management, strategy and renewal services and conduct patent searches, patent watches, trade mark searches and trade mark
• PatentCafe Patent Search, Analytics and IP Management Solutions Home > Links of Interest > PatentCafe Patent Search, Analytics and IP Management Solutions >. 08 | 30 | 2007 Posted By Kristie Prinz print this article
• Patents and Licensing LLC - Daniel W. Juffernbruch, Patent Patent attorney based in Barrington.
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• Light Reading - Optical Networking - Light Management Wins Patent This patent further positions LMGR in its progression towards providing an all-optic switch for the communications industry." Light Management Group Inc.
• Microsoft Digital Rights Management Operating System - US Patent This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/105891 filed on Oct. 26, 1998, which is herein incorporated by
• Patent Docs: Management Forum to Hold Biotechnology Conference Management Forum will be holding a conference entitled "Biotechnology for the Non-Biotechnologist" on November 12-14, 2007 in Miami, FL.
• Welcome to IPB, PATENT VALUATION, PATENT MANAGEMENT, PATENT The company based in Hamburg gives its clients advice in all economical questions concerning the management of patent portfolios with the objective of
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• Hype: Patent Management Innovation Management · Suggestion Box Software · Idea Management Patent reporting, controlling and monitoring; Standardized data collection and
• Management Forum DRAFTING A PATENT APPLICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE USA DRAFTING A PATENT APPLICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE USA.
• Top Ten Tips for Patent Portfolio Management - R & D Guiding a technology through the US patent process requires strategic planning by managers. Use preliminary and supplemental amendments.

This is a list of bong patents, innovation in devices used to smoke cannabis and tobacco.

Innovations

• Water pipes or bongs
• Automatic loading bong
• Smoking pipe
• Smoking apparatus and methods of constructing and utilizing same
• Smoking tube with check valve
• Removable water tight base for bong
• Smoking Device

Designs

These include ornamental designs for smoking pipes, substantially as shown and described.

• Smoker’s implement
• Smoker’s implement
• Smoker’s implement
• Tobacco water pipe
• Tobacco hookah
• Tobacco hookah
• Pipe
• Pipe
• Smoking device
• Water cooled smoking device
• Smoking pipe

References

• PRESS RELEASE, 07-28 "Streamlining the patent application process benefits all users of the system and reduces costs," noted Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
• Provisional Application for Patent It provides the means to establish an early effective filing date in a later-filed non-provisional patent application filed under 35 U.S.C. § 111(a).
• Filing an application A European patent application must be filed in one of the EPO's three official languages: English, French and German. However, this does not apply if a
• Mac Rumors: Thin MacBook with Bottom Mounted Optical Drive? Unwiredview posts a report and photos from Apple's latest patent application. The newest patent focuses on where to put the optical drive in a notebook
• United States Patent Application: 0020188635 [0001] The present application is based upon, and hereby incorporates by reference, U.S. Provisional Patent Application for a "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR
• MacNN | MacNN | The Macintosh News Network Apple files patent for a full Multitouch Keyboard, more. On October 25, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple’s patent application titled
• Patents - frequently asked questions In the UK the legal rights last for a maximum term of 20 years from the date of filing of the patent application at the Patent Office. The patent has to be
• The Peer to Patent Project - Community Patent Review FACT: It is an average of 44 months (almost 4 years) before you, the inventor, receive a First Office Action on the Merits of your patent application in
• Harley Davidson Leaning Trike Patent Application - The Kneeslider Here’s something a bit different from the Motor Company, it’s a patent application from Harley Davidson for a leaning trike. It’s looks like a cross between
• Avicena Files Composition Of Matter Patent Application For Avicena Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AVGOE), a late stage biotechnology company focused on commercializing its proprietary cellular energy modulation
• Amazon.com: How to Write a Patent Application: Books: Jeffrey G Amazon.com: How to Write a Patent Application: Books: Jeffrey G. Sheldon by Jeffrey G. Sheldon.
• MSF-USA: PATENT APPLICATION FOR AIDS DRUG OPPOSED FOR FIRST TIME However, the Indian Patent law allows opposition to a patent application before it is granted. Indian cancer patients and generic drug manufacturers
• InnerWorkings Files Patent Application For Proprietary Sourcing CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE — InnerWorkings, Inc. (Nasdaq: INWK), a leading provider of print procurement solutions to corporate clients in the United States,
• A Patent System for the 21st Century FIGURE A-1 Patent application examination process. 4 Seven Recommendations for a 21st Century Patent System (81-129) · References (130-137)
• Provisional Patent Applications: Quickest Way to "Patent Pending" Filing a provisional patent application guards against rip-offs while buying time to file a regular patent application.
• Continuing patent application - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Under United States patent law, a continuing patent application is a patent application which follows an "original" patent application.
• Intellectual Property- INVENTORS Committee: Short Description of You submit your patent application to the United States Patent and Trademark The Patent Office receives the application and assigns it to a group of

The C. F. Streit Mfg. Co. was a furniture maker located on Kenner St. in Cincinnati, Ohio. Streit manufactured a number of adjustable furniture pieces, most notably the Slumber Chair which had a combination upholstered seat and back element which could be inclined at various angles. Streit also manufactured a Slumber Davenport with a fold down back which converted to a bed. The Streit Shakespeare Chair was a shallow theater chair with a flip-up upholstered seat.

Patents

• , February 14, 1880, Extension Lounge
• , February 19, 1901, Foot Rest For Chairs
• , June 26, 1928, Chair
• , July 9, 1929, Chair
• , August 13, 1943, Chair

References

• Patent Room | Design Ideas from US Patent Office Files This design was assigned to the Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company. Lamont also did work for Sikorsky Aircraft. This patent was issued in 1954.
• Patents.Com Answers to frequently asked questions about patents, copyrights, and trademarks, from the law firm of Oppedahl & Larson.
• Unisys Patents Expired, But Patent Threats Continue Please see How you can help us stop Software Patents to learn how to protect the rights of European software users and developers.
• UK Intellectual Property Office Changes in UK patent law as a result of EPC 2000 implementation UK Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office
• Batch patent download by number - $0.01 each; free patent number patents | oncloud8 provides batch PDF-stiched patent download (US and international), for $0.01 per patent. No software needs to be installed,
• CIPO - Canadian Patents Database The Canadian Patents Database of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) provides access to patent document images, bibliographic data and patent
• No Software Patents! Under the influence of the patent system and big industry lobbyists, the European Union is on the verge of making a huge mistake: to pass a law that would
• Linux.com :: Software patent abolition campaign will launch next month What could make the Free Software Foundation (FSF), proprietary software companies, and at least one venture capitalist into allies?
• W3C Patent Policy Governs the handling of patents in the process of producing Web standards. The goal of this policy is to assure that Recommendations produced under this
• esp@cenet — Advanced Search European Patent Office, Logo 1. Database. Select patent database: F03G7/10. International Patent Classification (IPC):, H03M1/12.
• redhat.com | Red Hat Patent Policy Red Hat has consistently taken the position that software patents generally impede innovation in software development and that software patents are
• DPD: DNA Patent Database The DNA Patent Database (DPD) contains a collection of DNA-based patents and patent applications issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Patent This section provides an overview of patent law and some specific information on software and business method patents.
• PIUG - Patent Information Users Group The Patent Information Users Group, Inc. (PIUG), the International Society for Patent Information is a not-for-profit organization for individuals having a
• Derwent - Thomson Scientific We are the world’s leading patent and scientific information provider, Derwent World Patents Index® — the most comprehensive database of global,
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The term of a patent is the maximum period during which it can be maintained into force. It is usually expressed in number of years either starting from the filing date of the patent application or from the date of grant of the patent. In most patent laws, renewal annuities or maintenance fees have to be regularly paid in order to keep the patent in force. Otherwise the patent lapses before its term.

The term of a patent or specific “claims” in a patent may also be curtailed by judgment of a court, as where a claim or patent is held “invalid” under the relevant law, and thus no longer enforceable.

Significant international harmonization of patent term across national laws was provided in the 1990s by the implementation of the WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs Agreement). Article 33 of the TRIPs Agreement
provides that the

“The term of protection available [for patents] shall not end before the expiration of a period of twenty years counted from the filing date.”

Consequently, in most patent laws nowadays, the term of patent is 20 years from the filing date of the application. This however does not forbid the states party to the WTO from providing, in their national law, other type of patent-like rights with shorter terms. Utility models are an example of such rights. Their term is usually 6 or 10 years.

In the United States, under current patent law, for patents filed on or after June 8, 1995, the term of the patent is 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date. For patents filed prior to June 8, 1995, the term of patent is either 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date or 17 years from the issue date, whichever is longer. Extensions may also be had for various administrative delays. (See: Term of patent in the United States). The exact date of termination may be zealously litigated, especially where daily profits from a patent amount to millions of dollars, e.g., pharmaceuticals.

Other types of patents may have varying terms. For example, in the U.S., design patents (based on a decorative, non-functional design) typically have a 14-year term.

The term of patent protection may also be affected by specific multi-lateral, international agreements. Protection of patents issued in European Union countries were only enforced for three years (until 1995) against pharmaceuticals manufactured in Spain (and cheaply available). Prior to its Treaty of Accession, Spain did not offer patent protection for pharmaceutical products.

Term extensions

If the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) delays the issuance of a patent, it is possible to receive extensions. This may result in patents being issued for periods longer than 20 years. The reasons for extensions include:

• Delayed response to an application request for patent.
• Exceeding 3 years to consider a patent application.
• Delays due to a secrecy order or appeal.

It is possible to receive time extensions equal to the amount of delay.

References

• USPTO - Patent Term
• USPTO - Adjustment of patent term.
• How long is a patent good for

See also

• Maintenance fee
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, provides what is called the “priority year”
• Provisional patent application
• Submarine patent
• Supplementary protection certificate (SPC), provides a limited time extension to the protection conferred by certain patents in the European Union

References

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• Delphion partners with top companies for patent research See the Delphion partner page to learn about top companies for patent research, intellectual property, and intellectual asset management, and intellectual
• Laparoscopic Management of Patent Urachus in an Adult Man Laparoscopic Management of Patent Urachus in an Adult Man Alexandra Pusta, Ralph Ovenbecka, Andreas Erbersdoblerb, Klaus-Peter Dieckmanna
• Injecting more efficacy into patent management Unomedical - find out how the patent process contributes to economic growth in Europe, meet Europe's most successful innovators, read articles on emerging
• Patent Strategy Management File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTMLPatent Strategy. Management. ®. &. Add Inter Partes Re-Examination to Your Patent Infringement Defense. By Robert M. Asher
• Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery: Patent Portfolio Management Patent Portfolio Management. The management of intellectual property has become a critical competitive arena in global commerce.
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• Kiyon Granted Patent for Improved Wireless Network Management Kiyon Granted Patent for Improved Wireless Network Management Method. Oct 6, 2006, News Report. Kiyon, Inc. has been granted a US patent for its "System and
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• Automated Patent Portfolio Management: From Potential to Profit Companies are increasingly under attack by entities with no business model other than earning revenues and profits from patent litigation. At the same time,
• Computer Packages Patent Management System The Computer Packages Patent Management System for corporations and law firms is the best tool on the market for the management of patent portfolios.
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• By No Other: ABA Project: Model Case Management Orders for Patent ABA Project: Model Case Management Orders for Patent Cases. Several years ago, I chaired a special committee of the American Bar Association's Section of

A hog oiler was a mechanical device employed on farms to be used by hogs to provide relief from insects and offer skin protection. It consisted of a reservoir to hold oil, and a means to distribute the oil onto the hog, often via grooved wheels or cylinders. Hogs seeking relief would rub up against a wheel (or cylinder) causing it to rotate and dispense oil onto their bodies.

Hog oilers were produced in a variety of designs, most made of cast iron. The era of innovation for this device was mainly the years 1913-1923; during this time some 20 patents were issued by the U.S. Patent Office.

Hog oilers are now considered desirable antiques by collectors of agricultural equipment.

External links

• Hog oiler images

A few US Patents for hog oilers.

• Patent issued to E.J. Smith in 1913 for a twin wheel hog oiler.
• Patent issued to F.R. McDermond in 1916 for a “watermelon type” hog oiler.
• Patent issued to Albert A. Nasser in 1918 for an overhead tank reservoir hog oiler.

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• Micropatent Distribution of patent information.
• Patent Analytics and Patent Searching Complete Patent Searching Database and Patent Data Analytics Services.
• Internet Patent News / Source Translation & Optimization Patent Legal resources and tools for surviving the patenting frenzy of the Internet, bioinformatics, and electronic commerce.
• FreeType and Patents There are potential patent infringement issues when using either FreeType 1 or FreeType 2 in one of your applications or libraries.
• Software Patents - League for Programming Freedom Note that some of the material about patents on this site is dated, and some of the patents mentioned may have expired in some countries.
• PatentScope WIPO and Mexico Sign Cooperation Plan to Boost Use and Exchange of Patent Information · WIPO Report Reveals Changing Geography of Innovation with Highest
• No a les patents de programari! Software patents should not be legalized in the European Union. This website explains what a patent is, why software should not be patented and how current
• PLI - Patent Bar Review Chaired by the leading patent bar review authority and instructor-John White, PLI's Patent Bar Review offers you the most comprehensive and user-friendly
• NoE Patent-DfMM The Design for Micro & Nano Manufacture Network of Excellence aims to establish a new technical community that will address the underlying engineering
• IP Australia - Welcome to the home page of IP Australia, the Government organisation providing legal information and registration material for trademarks, patents, designs and intellectual property.
• Patent Prospector The patent was then acquired by IPDN, who went bankrupt. Diego bought the patent, "as is," at the bankruptcy estate sale. The appeals court was riveted:
• esp@cenet — Home page Browse or search the Classification System of the European Patent Office Those of you who attend the Internet tutorial at the annual EPO Patent
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• US CODE: Title 35,TITLE 35—PATENTS PART I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE; PART II—PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS; PART III—PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS
• U.S. Patents US Patents through COS is a fully searchable bibliographic database containing all of the approximately 1.7 million US patents issued since 1975.
• Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Patent This section provides an overview of patent law and some specific information on software and business method patents.

Ingo Kober was the third president of the European Patent Office. He held this post from January 1, 1996 to June 30, 2004. In 2007, he was President of the Administrative Council of the Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI), which is part of the Robert Schuman University. <ref name=”Kober speech”> CEIPI News, epi Information 1/2007, March 2007, pp 10-12</ref>

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• CIPO - Canadian Patents Database The Canadian Patents Database of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) provides access to patent document images, bibliographic data and patent
• No Software Patents! Under the influence of the patent system and big industry lobbyists, the European Union is on the verge of making a huge mistake: to pass a law that would
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• Software Patents - League for Programming Freedom Note that some of the material about patents on this site is dated, and some of the patents mentioned may have expired in some countries.
• Inventors Resources and Information For more information on Patents and Trademarks, please call: The Inventors Assistance Center is available to help you on patent matters.
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