Assertion: patent | /r/AtLocation | force
Facets:
value: on june
type: TEMPORAL
value: yourself
type: MANNER
value: for a specified time
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Compared to patents, the advantages of trade secrets are that the value of a trade secret continues until it is made public, whereas a patent is only in force for a specified time, after which others may freely copy the invention; does not require payment of fees to governmental agencies or filing paperwork; has an immediate effect; and does not require any disclosure of information to the public.
text: Patents are territorial, and infringement is only possible in a country where a patent is in force.
text: * (c) CONTINUATION.— (1) DETERMINATION.—The term of a patent that is in force on or that results from an application filed before the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act shall be the greater of the 20-year term as provided in subsection (a), or 17 years from grant, subject to any terminal disclaimers.
text: All patents (other than design patents) that were in force on June 8, 1995, or that issued on an application that was filed before June 8, 1995, have a term that is the greater of the “twenty-year term” or seventeen years from the patent grant.
text: When 35 U.S.C. 154 was amended such that all patents (other than design patents) that were in force on June 8, 1995, or that issued on an application that was filed before June 8, 1995, have a term that is the greater of the “twenty year term” or seventeen years from the patent grant, the terminal disclaimer date as printed on many patents became incorrect.
text: Those patents are still in force; the United States government honors those patents by treaty law, and, as with all such land patents, they cannot be changed.
text: Consider another big advantage: if the nonprovisional patent application results in an issued patent, the patent term (the amount of time the patent is in force) is measured from the filing date of the nonprovisional patent application, which means it may be extended by up to 12 months.
text: To determine if a patent is still in force, you will need access to the USPTO's website.
text: To determine if a patent is still in force yourself, follow these steps: 0.
text: A clearance search is a search targeting patents being in force and may be limited to a particular country and group of countries, or a specific market.
text: sifting through many patent references, checking patent terms to see if patents of interest are still in force, looking at the scope of the patent claims, comparing the patent claims to the invention, and if needed, reviewing the prosecution history to construe the claims.
text: The patent is enforceable after this date, and in some cases the patent term is measured from this date (see "How to determine if a patent is still in force").
text: If the term is extended, it will be noted here, as a certain number of days of extension (see "How to determine if a patent is still in force").
text: (see "How to determine if a patent is still in force") (65)
text: If so, the patent term would be measured from the filing date of the earliest non-provisional US application listed here.(see "How to determine if a patent is still in force")
text: How do I determine if this patent is still in force (in which case I would need to license or design around it) or if it has been allowed to expire, in which case I can use it without fear of repercussions?