A published patent refers to the publication of a patent application, which is be reviewed by the Patent Authority (USPTO, EPO, JPTO, etc.). Once the merits of the application are acknowledged by the Examiner, process which takes from about to 2 to 4 years, the patent is granted (issued). The difference is that a patent application does not protect the inventor from any potential infraction to his/her inventive matter, and the inventor is allowed to start civil actions against the infractor, only once the patent is granted.
A patent is issued for a new way of doing something physically. They can also be granted for processes. A trademark is something that uniquely identifies a company, service or item.
what is the difference between license and patent
Yes, a patent issued in 2009 can certainly be used in court to collect damages from anyone who can be proven to be infringing the patent.
Patent pending is a warning that a patent application has been filed. It is completely worthless until and unless a patent is actually issued for that invention. Patent number notice means a patent with that number was issued for the invention that is implemented in the product labeled with that number.
The Frisbee patent was issued on September 30, 1958 as Design Patent number D183,626.
If that is a US Patent, you can look it up on Google, and tell when the patent was issued, but it cannot date the gun- other than we know it would have been made AFTER the patent was issued.
According to the USPTO, the earliest patent assigned to Wastequip issued 11 May 2004 and their most recent patent (as of January 2011) issued 21 September 2010.
A patent attorney is a person who has specialized qualifications to represent clients who are obtaining patents. A patent agent is a professional, trained by the U.S . Patent Office, who prepares and files patent applications.
A patent issued in the USA can be enforced only in the courts of the USA.
the inventor to whom a patent is issued
I think its to do with the patent in didcars which was the original
1790.