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Patent Drafting: Distinctly identifying the invention in exact terms

Drafting a patent application is not as easy as it seems, at least for those not trained in the art of describing an invention so as to meet the highly specific requirements set forth in the U.S. patent laws. Identifying the invention in exact terms, as U …
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This new patent makes it look like Nike has invented a ‘smart’ running shoe

US Patent Office According to the document, this figure “illustrates an environment in which an athletic parameter measurement according to various of examples of the invention may be employed.” Trying to translate that corporate speak into normal …
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Patent Drafting: Understanding the Specification of the Invention

To obtain a patent in the United States, a patent application must be filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It is possible to start the patent application process overseas, filing what is called an international patent application under …
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Tricks & Tips to Describe an Invention in a Patent Application

One of the biggest problems that inventors face when setting out to define their invention is with describing what the law refers to as “alternative embodiments of the invention,” or simply “alternative embodiments.” Whenever you read the word …
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World Patent Marketing Invention Group Launches Breakthrough App Invention as Bartering Makes a Comeback All Over the World

CHICAGO, Ill., Dec. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – World Patent Marketing, a vertically integrated manufacturer and engineer of patented products, announces Worldwide Bartering, an app invention that creates a virtual market place for barter …
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Full Federal Court rejects patent for computer-implemented invention

On 11 December 2015, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Commissioner of Patents v RPL Central Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 177 has confirmed that a scheme or idea implemented on a generic computer, using standard software and hardware, is …
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