interpretation of patent
1Patent prosecution — describes the interaction between an applicant, or their representative, and a patent office with regard to a patent, or an application for a patent. Broadly, patent prosecution can be split into pre grant prosecution, which involves negotiation… …
2Claim (patent) — Patent claims are the part of a patent or patent application that defines the scope of protection granted by the patent. The claims define, in technical terms, the extent of the protection conferred by a patent, or the protection sought in a… …
3Software patents under the European Patent Convention — Computer programs, software and patent law Topics …
4European Patent Convention — European patent law …
5List of patent claim types — This is a list of special types of claims that may be found in a patent or patent application. For explanations about independent and dependent claims and about the different categories of claims, i.e. product or apparatus claims (claims… …
6European patent law — covers a wide range of legislations including national patent laws, the Strasbourg Convention of 1963, the European Patent Convention of 1973, and a number of European Union directives and regulations. Patents having effect in European states may …
7Japanese patent law — is based on the first to file principle and is mainly given force by the Patent Act (特許法 Tokkyohō ) of Japan which consists of 204 articles. Article 2 defines an invention as the highly advanced creation of technical ideas by which a law of… …
8Software patent debate — is the argument dealing with the extent to which it should be possible to patent software and computer implemented inventions as a matter of public policy. Policy debate on software patents has been active for years. [Cite book |last=Nichols… …
9Software patents under United Kingdom patent law — There are four over riding requirements for a patent to be granted under United Kingdom patent law. Firstly, there must have been an invention. That invention must be novel, inventive and susceptible of industrial application. (See Patentability) …
10Indian Patent Office — The Indian Patent Office is administered by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs Trade Marks (CGPDTM). This is a subordinate office of the Indian government and administers the Indian law of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.… …
