Source: USPTO.GOV Listed below are the stages through which an allowed patent application goes within the PTO. When the examiner allows an application a message...

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A copyright owner has the exclusive rights to use and distribute an original work. These rights are granted for a limited period of time by...

A trademark identifies the owner of a particular product or service. It can be a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image or a combination...

Intellectual property refers to the expressions of creativity such as naming of goods and services in interstate commerce, inventive concepts, art and designs. Individual legal...

This week in patent history Ross Clay was granted a Design patent (381781) for a swimming pool leaf and debris removal net in 1997. Abstract:...