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Patent Rights Examples In Georgia
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Machines, medicines, computer programs, articles made by machines, compositions, chemicals, biogenetic materials, and processes, can all be the subject matter for a United States patent.
Invention Must be Reduced to Practice Specifically, Georgia PATENTS requires inventors to either: Create a working prototype; or. Describe the invention in sufficient detail such that a person with ordinary skill in the relevant field could Make and Use the Invention without any outside assistance.
Patents have been used in their modern definition since the 1500s to provide inventors the exclusive right to produce and sell their inventions. Some famous examples of products that have been patented include: The Telephone: Patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The Lightbulb: Patented in 1878 by Thomas Edison.
What cannot be patented? a discovery, scientific theory or mathematical method, an aesthetic creation, a scheme, rule or method for performing a mental act, playing a game or doing business, or a computer program, a presentation of information,
Invention Must be Reduced to Practice Specifically, Georgia PATENTS requires inventors to either: Create a working prototype; or. Describe the invention in sufficient detail such that a person with ordinary skill in the relevant field could Make and Use the Invention without any outside assistance.
So, let's get started. Step 1: Idea incubation phase. Step 2: Patentability search (optional step) ... Step 3: Patent drafting/writing. Step 4: Filing patent application. Step 5: Publication of application. Step 6: Request for examination (RFE) ... Step 7: Response to objections. Step 8: Grant of patent.
In order to be granted a patent, you'll need to make sure that your invention is: New — it must be novel. Useful — it can be made or used in an industry. Inventive — it's different enough to what already exists. A suitable subject matter, known as 'manner of manufacture'.