Post-grant review of patents: enhancing quality of the fuel of interest
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Procedures for reviewing already-granted patents need to be put in place because of the difficulty of examining all the prior art in deciding whether to grant a patent. Although limited post-grant review exists in the US, an expanded system of such review would be beneficial. The system in place for review of trademarks, as well as other countries' patent review systems, show this.
Publication Name: Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0882-9098
Year: 2003
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Discordant aspects of harmonization
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Harmonization of patent laws would have a negative effect on US patent law. The change from a "first to invent" to a "first to file" system would benefit large corporations and the expense of smaller inventors. Harmonization as a whole would damage US competitiveness.
Publication Name: Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0882-9098
Year: 2003
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Inherency in patent law
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Inherency refers to a finding that a prior art reference anticipates a patent claim although the reference does not refer specifically to an element of the claim. Several cases establishing guidelines for determining inherency in prior art references are reviewed.
Publication Name: Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0882-9098
Year: 2003
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