FAQs Patent Questions
Question:Design patents are granted to inventors who discover a new design for an article of manufacture.
Answer: File a Design Patent Application - Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.
Question:How can I find out the inventor's name of a particular patent?
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Search may also be conducted at a Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) established throughout the United States. These libraries have copies of patents in multiple formats arranged in numerical order. They also have classification search tools, automated search aids, and photocopy facilities available to the public.
Question:Where can I find information about patents obtained for stem cells?
Answer:
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office offers a full-text search of issued patents and published applications. Try searching for "stem cell" or "stem cells."
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There is a time limit on patent protection.
For applications filed on or after June 8, 1995, utility and plant patents are granted for a term which begins with the date of the grant and usually ends 20 years from the date you first applied for the patent subject to the payment of appropriate maintenance fees. Design patents last 14 years from the date you are granted the patent. Note: Patents in force on June 8 and patents issued thereafter on applications filed prior to June 8, 1995 automatically have a term that is the greater of the twenty year term discussed above or seventeen years from the patent grant.
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