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List of Top Patenting Organizations: 1997 ( January 1998 )
This document contains a list of the 10 organizations that received the most U.S. patents in 1997. -
List of Top Patenting Organizations: 1998 ( March 1999 )
This document contains a list of the 10 organizations that received the most U.S. patents in 1998. -
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program: Conducting a Patent Search at a Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) ( March 1999 )
This guide provides a seven step strategy for conducting a patent search. -
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program: General Information and Background ( December 1996 )
This document provides general information on how a library can become a designated patent and trademark depository. -
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program: Notes on Becoming a Patent and Trademark Depository Library ( December 1996 )
This document presents the formal rules for becoming a patent and trademark library. -
Federal Trade Commission Brief on Patents and Invention Promotion Firms ( July 1997 )
Brochure from the Federal Trade Commission which provides consumers with a checklist to help them determine the patent-ability of a product. The brochure also includes and alert to consumers regarding invention promotion firm scams. -
Prompt Filing Of A Patent Application Can Reduce The Risk Of Patent Invalidity Under The "On-Sale" Bar ( December 1998 )
Through an analysis of Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc. the author discusses the rationale and consequences of section 102(b) of the United States Patent Act. -
Banks and Insurance Companies Seek Patents for New Financial Services ( March 1999 )
A new Federal Circuit decision has opened the floodgates for patents on new financial services that are enabled b. -
Spotting Sweet-Sounding Promises of Fraudulent Invention Promotion Firms ( July 1997 )
Tips from the Federal Trade Commission for consumers on how to avoid hiring fraudulent patent or invention promotion firms. -
Throw a Party, Lose Your Patent Rights! ( January 1999 )
This article discusses the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision in The Beachcombers, International v. WildeWood Creative Products, Inc.