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Patents handbook : a guide for inventors and researchers to searching patent documents and preparing and making an application / by Fred K. Carr.
2009
G 341 CAR.P
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Patents handbook : a guide for inventors and researchers to searching patent documents and preparing and making an application / by Fred K. Carr.
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xiv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780786443215
0786443219
0786443219
Alternate Call Number
G 341 CAR.P
Summary
Provides an overview of the U.S. patent system, explains the parts of the patent, reviews the process of filing and prosecuting patent applications, and examines methods for searching patent documents.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction to patents; 2. The invention; 3. Conditions for patentability; 4. The patent application; 5. Claims; 6. Examination of the application; 7. Applicant's response; 8. Petition and appeal; 9. Allowance, issue, and correction; 10. Interference; 11. Patents as information tools; 12. Major patent offices; 13. The United States patent classification system; 14. The international patent classification system; 15. Searching patent documents; 16. Requirements of a reference; 17. Patent rights.
Published
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2009], ©1995.
Language
English
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