Sentence examples for patent processes from inspiring English sources

The inquiry is the latest chapter in a protracted fight between Unocal, an independent oil company, and many much larger oil conglomerates about whether Unocal had the right to patent processes to make cleaner-burning fuels and whether the companies should be paying royalties on those patents.

The inquiry is the latest chapter in a fight between Unocal, one of the smallest oil companies, and many much larger oil companies about whether Unocal had the right to patent processes to make cleaner-burning fuels and whether the companies should be paying royalties on those patents.

In these patent processes, the aqueous phase from a decanter is recycled to the top of the regeneration column.

Beginning in 2008, when Twittad was formed as the first sponsored tweet network, we took appropriate legal action through trademark and patent processes.

If web lovers are critical of big companies trying to patent processes that are logical and widespread (like social networking or mash ups), isn't it unfair to turn around and criticise them later for humbly following the lead of trailblazing startups?

The foundation, which promotes "digital civil rights," is not alone in questioning the patent process.

Attacking the patent process, he said, would destroy the drug industry and hurt export earnings.

And what of the patent process that has given Apple such leverage?

"We didn't have the market and the time to go through the patent process.

He later helped the People's Republic of China regularize its patent process.

While the discussion over a unionwide patent process heats up, Italy has moved ahead.