The company now has three outstanding patent applications. Two concern methods and technology for providing search results in response to an ambiguous search query.
Publication of patent applications is required by the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 for most plant and utility patent applications filed on or after November 29, 2000.
Provisional patent applications have been used by many inventors to begin the patent process without the cost of hiring a patent attorney. Unfortunately, while provisional applications are easier ...
The landscape can be viewed through a relatively easy electronic database search for your competitors' issued U.S. and foreign patents and published patent applications.
The Patent Branch of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) receives, processes, examines applications and grants patents. This page offers access to the database, information guide, forms ...