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After some improvement Sundback patented another version of his first patent whom he called “separable Fastener” in 1917 . The invention work efficiently, the two sides of the zipper are offset by a half a tooth 's height, making the two sides brought together then the dimple of a tooth on one side engages with the nib of…

The most successful businesses begin with an idea that is completely novel and unique. When a company becomes the only entity which can fulfill a customer’s needs, that business stands to make an enormous profit. For that reason, companies which create new products or processes need to zealously guard their secrets from competitors. Without strong trade secret protections, unique ideas can become the industry standards, a business’ competitive advantages are lost. California law is very…

A lawsuit has been filed against 2 biological supply companies, claiming that they sold fetal tissues acquired between the time-frame of 2009-2015 from planned parenthood at extremely expensive prices around the world which is against the law. The biological companies claim that the allegations of overpricing dead fetal tissues extracted from aborted babies held against them are just “accounting issues”. The 2 companies has charged as much as $700 a vial for fetal tissue that only costed them…

It was initially rejected by both companies, but Parker Brothers later reconsidered. In 1935, Darrow acquired a patent for Monopoly (U.S. Patent 2,026,082), which included nearly all of the graphics still in use today. Parker Brothers subsequently acquired the patent and began to publish and sell Monopoly. At some point in 1936, Parker Brothers were selling 20,000 copies of the game every week. He was the first millionaire game designer…

1. Should someone be able to patent life? Life should be able to be patented with many exceptions. Anything with a brain should not be able to be patented as that would be inhumane. However, tampering with the genes of other forms of life can become helpful to society. For example, microbes that can eat up oil spills can save many other living beings in the ocean. As well as this, having variety in foods is vital to prevent diseases wiping out a species of food that many people rely on. It…

When people think of the patents they automatically think protection. A closer examination of patents connected to the field of software indicates that companies are abusing patents, which demonstrates an undermining of the integrity of patent law. Currently many powerful companies retain a great quantity of patents and this is leading to an unfair situation in the software world. One person can hold a patent and this prevents other from creating something even better if it is remotely seen as…

In Delnorth Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents the Commissioner pursuant to s.97(2) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) (“the Act”), re-examined the standard patent of Delnorth Pty Ltd (“Delnorth”) for roadside posts and exercised the power under s.101(1) of the Act to revoke a standard patent wholly or partially. A standard patent may be revoked under s.101(1) of the Act on the grounds that, when compared with the prior art base, it was not novel or it did not involve an inventive step. Delnorth…

1. Introduction Patent law is used to restrict and prevent others from using an invention, giving the owner exclusive rights for a certain period of time. Per s 18 of the Patent Act 1990 (“the Act”), a standard patent has four requirements. The focus of this essay will be on s 18(1)(d), ‘secret use’. The rationale behind this is to effectively prevents a patentee from extending the monopoly date. If secret use is breached before patenting, patentability may be destroyed. However, the…

agribusiness corporations like Monsanto. In their article ‘Why Does Monsanto Sue Farmers Who Save Seeds?’ Monsanto; one of the first agribusiness corporations, defends the company’s reputation and effectively justifies why and how they go about handling patent infringement. Originally posted on Monsanto’s website, the article informs readers of the great lengths that the company goes through to do research and development of their seeds, why their product is patented and also why it’s so…

What Is a Patent Keyword Search? A patent keyword search is an early step in the process of applying for a patent. Applying for a patent takes a lot of time and money. And you can only get a patent for an invention no one has thought of before. So by doing a patent keyword search, you get a good sense of whether your invention can be patented or a competing patent already exists. It is important to remember that just because you have never seen something like your invention, that does not mean…