A grant of a property right to the inventor, for an invention, is a patent. Once a patent is filed, it is generally good for 20 years with few exceptions. Occasionally, there are provisions for extensions of time regarding patents.
The right by the patent grant is, in the language of the statute and of the grant itself, “the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling” the invention in the United States or “importing” the invention into the United States.
Patents must be enforced without the assistance of the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). Please contact the Law Office of Daniel A. Bonneville if you feel that your rights have been infringed upon. We are experienced in dealing with the USPTO, in every aspect.
There are three types of patents:
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Plant patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any distinct and new variety of plant.
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Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.
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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.
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