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July 03, 2009

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Patent Law Topics

If you're looking to be the only one to make and sell any invention you've created, you should consider filing a patent request with the US Patent Office.

Although you should hire an experienced Maine patent attorney to help file your paperwork and defend your patent against anyone willing to steal it, you might want to read up on the following topics to make sure you understand the basics.

Maine Patent Hot Topics:

Utility Patents
Design Patents
Plant Patents
Searching for patents
Protecting your patents
The Patent Filing Process
Patent attorneys / Patent agents

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Did You Know?

You may apply for a patent for your invention.
Inventors may apply for one of two types of patent applications: (1) A non-provisional application, which begins the examination process and may lead to a patent and (2) A provisional application, which establishes a filing date but does not begin the examination process.

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Patent Law Terms

Friday's Term

Generic Term

Definition:
Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services.

OG - Patents

Definition:
Official Gazette eOG:P - weekly publication of the USPTO that permits you to browse issued patents and view important notices.

Doctrine Of Equivalents

Definition:
A judicially created theory for finding patent infringement when the accused process or product falls outside the literal scope of the patent claims.

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Patent Law Resources

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Patent Lawyer Hot Topics

Topics Related to Patents Law:

Trademarks & Patents
Patent Pending
Patent Regulations
Invention Patent
Patent Infringement Law

Maine Patent Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an patent attorney you should contact our Patent Attorney as soon as possible:

Auburn
Augusta
Bangor
Biddeford
Brunswick
Lewiston
Portland

Saco
Sanford
Scarborough
South Portland
Waterville
Westbrook
Windham

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