Patentable Subject Matter

patentable matter

If you are an inventor, you may have thought about protecting your inventions. But what protections are available? One form of protection is to patent your invention. A utility patent confers the rights to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing a device or invention covered by the patent into the […]

What is a patent?

WHAT A PATENT IS The answer to the question “What is a patent?’ may vary greatly, depending on the person answering the question and that person’s association with patents or the patent system. There are three basic characteristics commonly attributed to patents: The contractual characteristic. In viewing the patent as a contract, the focus is […]