This Handbook provides an overview of federal patent and trademark law. Information discussed includes types of patents and trademarks, duration of registration, requirements for obtaining, a guide to the application process, protecting your patent or trademark, and much more in 18 pages of materials.
Search within the title, abstract, claims, or full patent document: You can restrict your search to a specific field using field names. Margaret E. Knight was an American inventor best known for a machine that mechanized the manufacturing of flatbottom paper bags.Margaret Knight was one of the first women to receive a patent, most notably for her invention of the flatbottomed paper bag machine. Springfield's Margaret E. Knight, known as the 'Woman Edison,' invented the shopping bag in 1868. Margaret Knight (1838-1914) was the inventor of a machine that could create a square-bottom paper bag like the ones still used today. Margaret Knight, inventor of the flatbottomed paper grocery bag, was a fighter, or none of us would have come to know the real story behind the invention. This paper analyzes three key flexibilities in patent and remedial doctrines that could reduce drug and PPE shortages.