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Feb 20, 2023 · 12. To be crystal clear, yes, the Patent Office issued such a patent, but later rejected each and every claim. The patent still exists but the claims do not. There is no violation for someone who picks up a stick off the ground and tosses it for that person's dog to fetch because the patent has no claims.
Oct 6, 2010 · The Animal toy patent, US Patent No. 6,360,693, is one of my favorite patents to discuss. The first thing to observe here is that on March 26, 2002, the United States Patent Office issued a patent ...
Oct 5, 2017 · A stick. Seriously, in 1999, someone received a patent for a toy made of “any number of materials including rubber, plastic, or wood including wood composites” for “an animal, for example a ...
Jul 1, 2020 · Fortress, which is in the business of acquiring and asserting patents for profit, is sometimes referred to as a “patent troll,” though more formally classified as a “patent assertion entity” (PAE) or a “non-practicing entity” (NPE) – and, given its size, has recently earned the new honorific “Mega-NPE.” Fortress then transferred some Theranos patents to its tactical ...
Dec 14, 2011 · the animal toy 10does not contain any voids. a fluorescent coating 32is applied where desired to the surface of the animal toy 10 (or mixed into the forming material) so that it may glow in the dark. This permits use of the animal toy 10 under low light conditions. the animal toy 10may be formed of any desired color.
May 9, 2018 · In 2000, USPTO finally issued a patent that was filed back in 1936. And what was the invention so threatening to national security that it couldn’t be made public for 64 years?
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Oct 11, 2024 · The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office ) has issued a final order terminating 3,100 patent applications for intent to deceive the Office via fraudulent “S-signatures.” As the USPTO explains, Under the patent rules (37 CFR 1.4), signatures on papers submitted to the USPTO must be personally inserted by the named signatory, and the USPTO […]
