Multiple inventors typically contribute to the inventive subject matter of a patent or patent application. All individuals contributing to the conception of subject matter set forth in the claims of a U.S. patent application must be named as inventors. In the absence of an assignment of rights to a patent
A U.S. Patent may be enforced against parties that make, use, offer to sell, or sell a patented invention in the United States, or imports such a patented invention into the United States. Individuals seeking patent rights enforceable for actions outside of the United States may do so by obtaining
Patents exist to protect your rights when you design or create something new, but so many different types of inventions calls for different types of patents. From the date your patent attorney files the application, the term of a new patent is typically 20 years. Your patent lawyer can also
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