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Innovation and Invention: A Patent Landscape

Abstract

The patent system is introduced to the non-legal professional by reviewing the historical justification for having a patent system and foundations of the U.S. patent system, contrasting patents with trade secrets, exploring invention requirements for obtaining a patent, and reviewing the patent application process, international patent protection, and the elements of infringement, validity, and enforcement through litigation.

Type

Case

Author(s)

James Gerard Conley, David Orozco

Date Published

08/01/2007

Citations

Conley, James Gerard, and David Orozco. Innovation and Invention: A Patent Landscape. Case 7-406-750 (KEL104).

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