Patent law

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process by which a man-made object is deconstructed to reveal its designs, architecture, code or to extract knowledge from the object

form of payment for use of artistic works

type of license used for open content or open software

short-term patent type granted for minor inventions in some countries

common English phrase

business that cashes in on inventions of others by buying up patents before expiration date

license providing that the owner of a patent or copyright licenses the use of their rights against payment either set by law or determined through some form of adjudication or arbitration

The OncoMouse or Harvard mouse is a type of laboratory mouse (Mus musculus) that has been genetically modified using modifications designed by Philip Leder and Timothy A Stewart of Harvard University to carry a specific gene called an activated oncogene (v-Ha-ras under the control of the mouse mammary tumor virus promoter). The activated oncogene significantly increases the mouse's susceptibility to cancer, and thus makes the mouse a suitable model for cancer research.

commission of a prohibited act with respect to a patented invention without permission from the patent holder

requirement for patent

Consortium in patent law

patenting methodology intended to produce a technical standard

Coverture was a legal doctrine in English common law under which a married woman's legal existence was considered to be merged with that of her husband. Upon marriage, she had no independent legal existence of her own, in keeping with society's expectation that her husband was to provide for and protect her. Under coverture a woman became a , whose legal rights and obligations were mostly subsumed by those of her husband. An unmarried woman, or , retained the right to own property and make contracts in her own name.

time-limited right triggered by the first filing of an application for a patent, industrial design or trademark

Concept in patent law

definition of the extent of patent protection

A cross-licensing agreement is a contract between two or more parties where each party grants rights to their intellectual property to the other parties.

patent granted for an invented drug or other chemical compound

application filed at a patent office

generic trade brand

battle to secure patents for litigation

Belgian CEO, software developer, author (1962–2016)

Within the context of a national or multilateral body of law, an invention is patentable if it meets the relevant legal conditions to be granted a patent. By extension, patentability also refers to the substantive conditions that must be met for a patent to be held valid.

court specializing in patent law

rule in many jurisdictions that one is liable for patent infringement if the infringing device/process is not literally within a patent's scope, but is nevertheless equivalent

DABUS (Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience) is an artificial intelligence (AI) system created by Stephen Thaler. It reportedly conceived of two novel products — a food container constructed using fractal geometry, which enables rapid reheating, and a flashing beacon for attracting attention in an emergency. The filing of patent applications designating DABUS as inventor has led to decisions by patent offices and courts on whether a patent can be granted for an invention reportedly made by an AI system.

aspect of history

legal notion of information related to proving an invention's originality