Evolution: The United States started granting patents for the plant varieties for the first time in 1930. The first patent was issued to Henry Bosenberg for climbing, ever-blooming rose in the year 1931. 35 U.S.C. 161 – Patents for plants.Contents Read more
Plant Patents
Orange book and its Applications
What is the Orange Book?Contents Orange book is an electronically available free database having a list of drugs that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved as both safe and effective. It is easier for medical professionals, researchers Read more
Invention Secrecy Act
This act was brought into practice on February 1, 1952. The law was designed to prevent the new inventions and technological arts related to federal agencies to reach the general public, which was believed to be a threat to the Read more
The Art of Balancing: Drafting the Background in a Patent Specification
A patent is a well-structured document wherein the information pertaining to the invention is properly drafted under different sub-categories, such as claims, abstract, background, specification, etc. One such sub-category is the background of the invention which is also known as Read more
Re-examination Systems
Re-examination SystemsContents A re-examination is a proceeding conducted by the patent office after the patent is granted. In most countries, procedures exist to provide the opportunity for third parties or inventors to request a re-examination of the granted patent. In Read more
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