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Patent Pending
The expressions "patent pending" (sometimes abbreviated by "pat. pend." or "pat. pending") or "patent applied for" refer to a warning that inventors are entitled to use in reference to their product or process once a patent application has been filed, but prior to the patent being issued or the application abandoned. The marking serves to notify potential infringers who would copy the invention that they may be liable for damages (including back-dated royalties), seizure, and injunction once a patent is issued.
Fraudulent use of the patent pending warning is prohibited by the law of many countries and inventors should be cautious when marking products or methods that may arguably not be covered by any pending patent application. In some jurisdictions, such as the UK, a warning notice should ideally mention the number of the pending application.[1]
Patent (Pending) Attorneys
Eric Heels explains why he is now a "patent pending attorney." As always, Eric provides excellent, well-written analysis that even a lowly trademark attorney like myself can understand.
Pending Patent Page Penalties
The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation has just announced a decision that entered into force on 21 October 2008, but was apparently only made public yesterday...
Pending patent backlog at 4.2 million, says WIPO
The IPKat noticed the following press release issued recently from WIPO. Relevant bits are highlighted, for those who tend to find such things interminable [and some IPKat comments are provided in red]...
Inventor's Patent Pending Technology a Deal Maker
This means that the company will bear the responsibility for manufacturing and marketing and all other costs, while the inventor stands to generate revenue for the fruits of their labor and his/her own ingenuity.
Patent Application Pendency: Percent of Applications Still Pending
The large backlog of cases at the PTO has added greatly to the problem of long patent application pendency. There are other contributors to the problem ? such as applicants and examiners unwilling to reach a compromise solution (often based...
Patent Case for Wrist Apparatus Stayed Pending Reexamination
Belkin, Inc., a leading manufacturer of accessories for the electronics industry, won its motion to stay a patent infringement case filed by Prokop Labs, LLC for infringement of US 5,566,913, for a "Wrist Apparatus...
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Probably not, as it's already been done....
Should I copyright software I developed?
Depends on whether you are concerned that someone might make unauthorized copies...
Will vonage go bankrupt as a result of the Verizon patent suit over VOIP technology?
Vonage will most certainly be bankrupted if it doesn't sell itself first. I...
How does one get a patent?
Contact the patent office for your state or country (you can look this up throug...
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can you patent the idea of letting, for a proper price, adults direct a porn scene for there own possesion over the internet or in person? A scene witch will be a one of a kind and owned by them without the ability for r
Probably not, as it's already been done....
Should I copyright software I developed?
Depends on whether you are concerned that someone might make unauthorized copies...
Will vonage go bankrupt as a result of the Verizon patent suit over VOIP technology?
Vonage will most certainly be bankrupted if it doesn't sell itself first. I...
How does one get a patent?
Contact the patent office for your state or country (you can look this up throug...
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