The phrase "around a patent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing topics related to patents, such as their scope, implications, or surrounding issues.
Example: "The discussion centered around a patent that could revolutionize renewable energy technology."
Alternatives: "regarding a patent" or "concerning a patent".
It could even block techniques that try to work around a patent, making users legally liable if they use open-source.
Stephen D. Messer, for example, is building an Internet business called LinkShare around a patent he got in November on managing referral fees for traffic between affiliated Web sites.
Costly litigation, higher royalties or more expensive designs to design around a patent leads to more expensive stuff for you, the consumer.
The more you have, the less likely someone is to cry foul if you're trying to tip-toe around a patent of theirs — because when you've got a monstrous portfolio, chances are strong they're doing something that violates one of yours.
Samsung effectively missed out on selling the 10.1-inch version of its Android-based Galaxy Tab in the crucial holiday period after a series of voluntary delayed launches and then court-enforced delays around a patent dispute with Apple in Australia, a strong market for Samsung.
This time around, a recent patent filing indicates Apple has filed for a "hot unpluggable media storage device".
(The company has also applied for a patent around the technology).
Then, in 2012, Apple was sued by a patent troll around this tech and lost.
Interestingly, Apple happened to file a continuation on a patent application around that time covering a Universal Remote for controlling a number of home entertainment devices.
A patent confers the right to exclude others from using an invention for around 20 years.Patents are enforceable only in the jurisdiction that grants them, so a patent awarded in America, for instance, is valid only in that country.
Although there are no limits to how many codes may be assigned to a patent, Figure 2 shows the number of codes in a patent hovers around three to four in average with a tendency that the number increases in time, indicating parsimonious code usages.
