Patent
US Patent Primer
From the Desk of Ken Kozik… Introduction The patent system was designed to promote the progress of science by encouraging innovation, i.e., “inventiveness.” A patent or item of “intellectual property” (IP) is a contract between the inventor and the public, the latter being represented by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or PTO). In [...]
What is a patent?
From the US Patent and Trademark Office: There are three types of patents: 1) Utility patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof; 2) Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents [...]
