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  2. United States patent law - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Under United States law, a patent is a right granted to the inventor of a (1) process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, (2) that is new, useful, and non-obvious. A patent is the right to exclude others, for a limited time (usually, 20 years) from profiting from a patented technology without the consent of the ...

  3. Patentable subject matter in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Patentable subject matter in the United States is governed by 35 U.S.C. 101. The current patentable subject matter practice in the U.S. is very different from the corresponding practices by WIPO / Patent Cooperation Treaty and by the European Patent Office, and it is considered to be broader in general. The US Constitution gives the Congress ...

  4. Leahy–Smith America Invents Act - Wikipedia

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    Legislative history. Introduced in the Senate as "America Invents Act" (S. 23) by Patrick Leahy (D – VT) on January 25, 2011. Committee consideration by Judiciary Committee. Passed the Senate on March 8, 2011 (95–5) Passed the House on June 23, 2011 (304-117) with amendment. Senate agreed to House amendment on September 8, 2011 (89-9 ...

  5. History of United States patent law - Wikipedia

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    In 1952, the basic structure of the modern Patent Law was laid out with the Patent Act of 1952. In this amendment, an inventor had to describe not only his invention but also the basis for its infringement. Furthermore, an invention needed to be new and useful, as well as non- obvious to be granted a patent. [24]

  6. Title 35 of the United States Code - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Title 35 of the United States Code is a title of United States Code regarding patent law. The sections of Title 35 govern all aspects of patent law in the United States. There are currently 37 chapters, which include 376 sections (149 of which are used), in Title 35. Federally recognized forms of intellectual property are scattered ...

  7. Patent Act of 1952 - Wikipedia

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    The Patent Act of 1952 clarified and simplified existing U.S. patent law. It also effected substantive changes, including the codification of the requirement for non-obviousness [1][2] and the judicial doctrine of contributory infringement. [3] As amended, it is codified in Title 35 of the United States Code.

  8. 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] The majority of inventions are usually not challenged as lacking utility, [3] but the doctrine prevents the patenting of ...

  9. Patent Act of 1790 - Wikipedia

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    The Patent Act of 1790 (1 Stat. 109) was the first patent statute passed by the federal government of the United States.It was enacted on April 10, 1790, about one year after the constitution was ratified and a new government was organized.

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