Questions tagged [patents]
A patent is a right granted by a government entity for [intellectual-property] (IP), which excludes others from using that IP. Use this tag when asking specifically about patentability or patented matters.
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Are there any patents to be aware of when writing a software decoder for analogue video signals [closed]
I'm working on a software toy that would be able to encode and decode video in a format inspired by analogue TV signals. This would be done reading and writing to WAV files rather than broadcasted ...
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Why is a license necessary to design a microarchitecture for the arm family of instruction set architectures?
In order to design a microarchitecture that uses the ARM instruction set architecture (ISA), one has to buy an "architectural license".[1]
However, I don't understand by what mechanism ARM ...
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Instrument builder in a scientific lab w/ academic funding using a technique described in a patent for research, and for developing new technology
From this answer to Is it allowed to use patents for new inventions?:
From https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/essentials#questions, "A U.S. patent gives you, the inventor, the right to '...
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What rights do I have to improve upon patented inventions?
Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD have tons of patents. I want to do research in the GPU and computer architecture fields, and publish my findings in reputed journals.
Am I legally allowed to use their ...
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When does the HDCP patent expire?
My understanding is that the DRM enforcement mechanism in modern display formats such as HDMI, DP and DVI are based on High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). This is protected by law such ...
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In US Patents, is a novel "realization" or discovery in itself patentable; in such cases can/do multiple methods/apparatus form the SAME patent?
An example, consider car tires. In the search for better performance there are numerous ideas (and of course a huge numbers patents) - different compounds, special shapes, apparatus inside the tire, ...
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Are the final stages of a product’s lifecycle protected by patent?
This is a follow up to this question: International patents
Consider the following stages of a product’s lifecycle:
Manufacture
Sales
Import/export
Use
End of life/disposal
It is presumed that in a ...
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Does a WIPO patent supersede a US patent?
If a United States utility patent has expired but a virtually identical World Intellectual Property Organization patent is still in effect, would the WIPO patent prevent any US manufacturers from ...
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Could a software patent be used against the inventor of the algorithm?
Since in practice algorithms can actually be patented, sometimes I wonder if it is possible for example for a company to take a open-source code I wrote and released and somehow file a patent for its ...
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what criteria do lawyers, in particular patent lawyers, use to determine whether or not to accept a case?
I just came off of an initial consultation with a patent lawyer about a utility patent application. After the one hour consultation, he stated that he currently does not have the bandwidth to take on ...
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"Malen nach Zahlen" legally protected in Germany?
Quoting from a German wikipedia article about "Malen nach Zahlen" (or also called "painting by numbers"):
Malen nach Zahlen ist eine Wortmarke der Ravensburger AG und des
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What may a person do with a plant or seed containing patented biotechnology?
Say I go to a shop and buy a plant or a seed that is covered by a patent, perhaps because it contains a patented genetic widget. I don't enter into any particular agreement with anyone, other than to ...
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How did a patent claim priority from an earlier patent?
I was looking up the notorious Baer patent on video games and noticed this text:
1969-03-18 Priority claimed from FR6907714A
1971-03-22 Application filed by Sanders Associates Inc
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How to calculate patent expiration date?
Example: https://patents.google.com/patent/US8019529B1/
Said example has a history / timeline:
Application US11/893,728 events
2007-08-17
Application filed by Rockwell Collins Inc
2007-08-17
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patent question [closed]
Hypothetical person is inventing a new product for sale. The product will include an ingredient that is patented and for sale for another use. They will buy their product and not change it but rather ...
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