Sentence examples for patent examination from inspiring English sources
It subsequently uses the semantic distance boundary spanning measure to demonstrate that boundary spanning innovation has become more common in recent decades, and show that these boundary spanning inventions pose challenges for the traditional specialized-examiner patent examination model.
This paper investigates how increased examination workloads at patent office affect the patent examination process and tests whether workloads have any external effect on examiners' decisions.
Ask Patents is a new Stack Exchange site launching today that allows anyone to participate in the patent examination process.
In Britain, Mr Dennehey regards Peer to Patent as a more up-to-date way for the public to submit observations during a patent examination, something already permitted by law.
Moreover, Mr. Rogan is promoting extra fees for applications that make more than 20 claims and a new $1,250 charge to pay for the patent examination process Even though the House and the Senate started the ball rolling, the patent office cannot do anything with this new plan other than wave it around until Congress passes the 2003 fiscal budget, as well as a new law authorizing the fee increases.
This paper investigates the effects of outsourcing of prior art search on the efficiency of patent examination, using a large scale Japanese patent examination data.
Harmonising America's rules with those in other countries would be a step towards greater co-operation and efficiency in patent examinations globally.
During this examination, the patent examiner places special emphasis on the judgement as to the inventiveness required.
The Canadian patent agent examination is held every year in April.
In fact, the U.S. government will not admit anyone to the patent bar examination unless they have a science-based (bachelor's) degree.
But many people who enter this field with Ph.D.s -- including me -- choose to become attorneys: attending law school, passing the patent bar examination, and gaining admission to a state bar association.
