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  2. Utility (patentability requirement) - Wikipedia

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    In United States patent law, utility is a patentability requirement. [1] As provided by 35 U.S.C. § 101 , an invention is "useful" if it provides some identifiable benefit and is capable of use and "useless" otherwise. [ 2 ]

  3. List of prolific inventors - Wikipedia

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    The 100 known most prolific inventors based on worldwide utility patents are shown in the following table. While in many cases this is the number of utility patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it may include utility patents granted by other countries, as noted by the source references for an inventor.

  4. Utility model - Wikipedia

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    This type of right is available in many countries but, notably, not in the United States, United Kingdom or Canada. [1] [2] Although a utility model is similar to a patent, it is generally cheaper to obtain and maintain, has a shorter term (generally 6 to 15 years), shorter grant lag, and less stringent patentability requirements.

  5. United States patent law - Wikipedia

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    Patent applications can be filed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Prior to June 7, 1995, the duration of a US utility patent was 17 years from patent issuance. Since that date, the duration of the US utility patent is 20 years from the earliest effective filing date.

  6. File:1976- United States utility patents issued, by year ...

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    (e) - "Patents", as used in this column, refers to "patents for inventions", also known as "utility" patents Data Sources (a) - recent statistics are obtained from the report, U.S. Patent Statistics Report, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Patent Technology Monitoring Team, and from the USPTO TAF database

  7. Term of patent in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The original patent term under the 1790 Patent Act was decided individually for each patent, but "not exceeding fourteen years". The 1836 Patent Act (5 Stat. 117, 119, 5) provided (in addition to the fourteen-year term) an extension "for the term of seven years from and after the expiration of the first term" in certain circumstances, when the inventor hasn't got "a reasonable remuneration for ...

  8. Biological patents in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As with all utility patents in the United States, a biological patent provides the patent holder with the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, or importing the claimed invention or discovery in biology for a limited period of time - for patents filed after 1998, 20 years from the filing date.

  9. Design patent - Wikipedia

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    US utility patents protect the functionality of a given item, i.e., how a product works. Providing the maintenance fees are paid, utility patents are generally valid for up to 20 years from the date of filing (with some exceptions). [13] Design patents cover the ornamental appearance of an item.

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