Sentence examples for though patent from inspiring English sources

The distinction is not difficult, even though patent lawyers attempt to blur it.

According to Lee, the agency has reduced the backlog of new patent applications by 25percentt since 2009, even though patent applications increased by an average rate of 4percentt each year.

(If you have a unique, time-sensitive discovery, though, patent it first, he adds).

Though patent reform may not be at the top of the list, cybersecurity will likely be a key issue.

Though patent protection can only be offered within a country, the PCT requires the search for all previous patents be performed on an international scale.2 As a result, an inventor seeking to patent in a member country must cite all prior patents, including those from other member countries.

Unlike its competitors, including Google, Facebook (Oculus), Samsung and HTC, Apple has yet to formally announce any serious hardware or software efforts in the virtual/augmented reality field, though patent applications and their 360-degree videos certainly show that they've been experimenting with it.

In nearly every other country, though, a patent goes to the first person who shows up at a patent office to file a claim.

Though patented there, it was not accepted in the United States; Howe took it to England, where he sold part of his patent rights.

Though patents covering his breakthrough were not issued until 1877, Otto and his partners began manufacturing and selling four-stroke engines in 1864.

Further, medical related technologies rely on clinical trials to validate and gain regulatory approval for patient treatment even though patents, protecting the intellectual property rights of inventors, have been granted.

That is notable because even though patents are awarded for 17 years, pharmaceutical companies often spend almost half that time conducting clinical trials, meaning the average life span of a patent for a marketable drug is eight years.