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n.

A grant made by a government that confers upon the

creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time. An invention protected by such a grant.

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 Patent medicines first appeared in England in the 1600s. When a

medication was patented, its formula was owned by the patent holder. No one else could duplicate and sell the medication. To qualify for a patent, a medicine only had to be original. It did not have to be either effective or safe. Because the ingredients of patented remedies had to be listed, many sellers of these types of products never applied for patents. Instead, they registered distinctive trade names in order to market their wares. The ingredients were unspecified but their brand name was unique. In time, all of these medicines being promoted for public sale became known as "patent medicines," whether they were in fact patented or not. Most were promoted as astonishingly effective cures for an equally astonishing range of maladies. For example, an 1800s advertisement for "Dr. Jayne's Alternative" claimed that it cured at least 25 different ailments. These conditions ranged from cancer to skin problems.
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 Utility patents may be granted to anyone who invents or

discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof. Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture. Plant patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant.

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 A Technical Solution to a Problem

In any field of human activity

It must be NEW It must involve an INVENTIVE STEP

It must be INDUSTRIALLY APPLICABLE

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 A useful machine

A product or composition
A method or process, or An improvement of any of the foregoing

Microorganism
Non-biological & microbiological process

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 Discovery Scientific theory

Mathematical methods
Scheme, rule and method of performing mental act playing games doing business

program for computer

Method for treatment human or animal body by surgery or therapy &

diagnostic method Plant variety or animal breed or essentially biological processes for the production of plants and animals Aesthetic creation Contrary to public order or morality (Sec. 22, IP Code )

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 Natural person

Juridical person
a body of persons, a corporation, a partnership, or

other legal entity recognized by law

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 Applicant or Inventor

First obtain practical ideas as to how specification and claims are drafted by perusal and study of patents previously granted on related invention in the IPP Library or to any IP website.

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 A patent can get you a better market position. You can avoid price

competition in those markets where you have patent protection. You also force other actors to develop their own technical solutions to the problem that your invention solved. A patent is an intangible asset. The rights to a patent can be bought, sold or licensed. A patent can also make it easier to attract investors or sell your company. A business partner who gains access to protected technology can be prepared to pay more for what you have to offer. You can get information about how an invention can be turned into a finished product, or used as a competitive advantage, from the same innovation actors who can help you with company formation and entrepreneurship.

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 Inventor: Shannon I. Nation

Patent number: 6295668 Filing date: May 19, 2000 Issue date: Oct 2, 2001 Sunbathing while you're pregnant can be a logistical nightmare. I mean, how are you supposed to lie on your stomach? Thankfully, someone had a stroke of genius and invented the maternity suntan chair, which incorporates a giant cutaway for your baby-belly. The design improves upon a similar concept, first conceived back in the 1930s, by including an opening for the chair-occupant's face and allowing for quick conversion into a normal (baby-bellyhole-less) lounge chair.

Inventor: Rupert W. Knierem Patent number: 4764111 Filing date: Nov 21, 1985 Issue date: Aug 16, 1988 If you've ever worn elaborate headgear, or even just a retainer, as part of an orthodontics regimen, then you know how hard it can be to remember annoying it is to wear your tooth-straightening device. Enter the "reminder and enforcer apparatus." It's basically an alarm system that mounts inside your mouth, and activates when it's time to put in your headgear. When a magnetic switch detects that your orthodontia has been mounted in your mouth, the alarm shuts off.

Inventor: Lucy M. Barmby Patent number: 4344424 Filing date: Mar 27, 1980 Issue date: Aug 17, 1982 As Barmby is keen to point out, "the major contributing factor to [obesity] is the excessive consumption of food." People who are particularly susceptible to compulsive eating, according to Barmby, are chefs, cooks, restaurant personnel, etc., for whom food is readily available at no cost. But do you know who else is particularly susceptible? Housewives. According to Barmby:
Housewives...must frequently cook meals during the day, which generally includes the preparation of such fattening foods such as pies, pastries, and the like. During the preparation of such meals not only is there the temptation to nibble on the food being prepared but it is generally necessary that the food be tasted during preparation thereby constantly stimulating the appetite and promoting the consumption of large quantities of food.

But fear not, pastry-baking housewives; Barmby's got your back. After all, her anti-eating mask is lockable, which means your husband can fasten it securely to your face on his way out the door in the morning. While he's at work doing some bread-winning, he'll feel reassured in knowing that you're busy at home, making him delicious food and maintaining your svelte figure.

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