Patents: Tenets, Eligibility, Application, Novelty, Non-Obvi Study Guide
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Patents: Tenets, Eligibility, Application,
Novelty, Non-Obvi Study Guide
Patentee - Answer-The person or entity who holds a patent and has the right to exclude
others from certain uses for a limited time.
Patent - Answer-A legal protection granted by the government that gives the patentee the
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Machine - Answer✔✔-A concrete thing consisting of parts or devices that perform a function
and produce a certain effect or result.
Manufacture - Answer✔✔-An article created from raw or prepared materials by giving them
new forms, qualities, properties, or combinations.
Composition of Matter - Answer✔✔-A combination of two or more substances by mixture or
chemical union, with a property not belonging to any of the ingredients when separate.
Process - Answer✔✔-A mode of treatment of certain materials to produce a given result, either
by transforming the subject-matter or by performing a series of steps tied to a machine.
Product of Nature - Answer✔✔-A substance found in nature that is not patentable, unless it has
been changed into something not found in nature.
Abstract Ideas - Answer✔✔-Concepts that are difficult to distinguish from an abstraction of an
event, and cannot be patented unless tied to a practical application or transformation.
Patent Application - Answer✔✔-The process of applying for a patent, which includes registering
the patent and disclosing the invention to the public.
Patent Prosecution - Answer✔✔-The process of examining and reviewing a patent application
by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to determine whether a patent should be granted.
Office Action - Answer✔✔-A notice from the PTO regarding the status of a patent application,
usually indicating whether the patent is granted or rejected.
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