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Will the continuation of events theory start the statute of limitations anew?
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How to collect debts?
If you think someone owes you money and they won't pay you, the first step in the process is to write them a letter (remember to sign it, put the date on it, and keep a c...
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What does a trademark protect?
A trademark is not the name given to the protection of a certain kind of intellectual property, but rather to the thing protected (contrast this with patents, where a pat...
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What constitutes patent infringement?
A patent provides the patent holder with the right to stop others from making the invention, similarly from using it, selling it, offering it for sale or importing it. Th...
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What is the difference between a patent and a trademark?
Patents and trademarks both fall under the heading of 'intellectual property law', in that they both seek to protect ownership of things that are intangible (that is, non...
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What does it cost to get a patent?
Unfortunately, there's no simple answer to the question 'what does it cost to get a patent'. There are many separate costs which might be incurred (such as the cost of ha...
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What do patent attorneys do?
Patent attorneys act for their clients in all matters related to patents. This includes such things as: preparing and filing patent applications; preparing and filing opp...
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What is patent protection?
Protection for an invention is what a patent provides the inventor. Protection, that is, from other people profiting from the invention within the jurisdiction where the ...
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What is a utility patent?
'Utility patents' can be thought of as the 'ordinary' type of patent. They are based on the function or use of an invention. 'Design patents', in contrast, are based on a...
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What is a patent application?
In order to get the protection of a patent for your invention, it's necessary to apply for a patent with the patent office in the country (or countries) that you want the...
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What is a continuation patent?
A continuation patent application may be filed by an inventor who would like to add additional claims to a previously filed patent application that is still pending. This...
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What is a reissue patent?
In some jurisdictions (including the US) a patent holder may request a reissue of a patent after it has been granted. This is to allow the patent holder to correct what h...
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What is pct patent?
There is in fact no such thing as a 'PCT patent'. 'PCT' stands for 'Patent Cooperation Treaty'. The Patent Cooperation Treaty is a piece of international law that provide...
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What is a divisional patent?
There's no such thing as a divisional patent -- a patent is a patent, period. However, there is such a thing as a divisional patent application. A divisional patent appli...
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What are patent claims?
Patent claims are part of a patent application. They follow the section of the application in which the invention is described. Patent claims are essentially statements t...
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What constitutes legal advice?
Legal advice is when an 'officer of the court' (i.e. a lawyer) gives a formal opinion to someone on the legal consequences of a particular course of action, and the recip...
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What constitutes intellectual property?
Intellectual property is a legal concept where the government awards legal protection for ideas that are new, pioneering, or not obvious from what is currently in the mar...
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What is intellectual property theft?
Intellectual property theft and Intellectual property infringement are two different theories. Intellectual property is a legal concept where the government awards legal ...
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What is intellectual property law?
Intellectual property law is the law that governs the protection of ideas from inventors and artists. Intellectual property law may be divided into patent law, copyright...
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What is intellectual property rights?
Intellectual property covers intangible 'products of the mind'. This covers things such as songs, inventions, phrases, words, symbols and so on. Intellectual property rig...
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