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If my provisional patent is about to expire, will my deadline to file a nonprovisional in the US be extended another 18 months if I file a PCT?

特許 I filed for a provisional patent almost one year ago. If I plan on going international with this patent, is it smarter to submit a PCT application ...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1349 いいね: 1 2015/07/23 アメリカ合衆国

How do we know if our product is abstract and can't be patented?

特許 In light of the Alice Corp decision by the Supreme Court, what should a startup know about what kinds/structure/wording/formatting/etc of claims ar...
回答: 1 閲覧: 937 いいね: 1 2015/06/19 アメリカ合衆国

How long does a patent protect a technology?

特許 How long is the time of protection? Does the period between the filing of the patent application and the actual grant count as well? What about the...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1226 いいね: 0 2015/04/25 イギリス

Why does a patent not give us the right to use our invention?

特許 I have read that a patent does not automatically give you the right to use your invention. Is this true and what exactly does this mean? When is a ...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1736 いいね: 0 2015/02/06 アメリカ合衆国