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Manufactures: This refers to physical items that have been fabricated through new combinations of materials or technical application.
Composition of matter This relates to chemical compounds
such as synthetic materials, medicines,
cosmetics, fertilizing agents and biogenetics catalysts. Simply having a mixture of ingredients does not constitute a patentable composition.
Types of Patents There are three categories
of patents namely utility, design and plant.
Utility Patents These
are granted for new processes, machines, manufactures and compositions not
including botanical creation, with a protected period of seventeen years.
Design Patents These are granted for any original ornamental design for an article of manufacture with protected periods of 3.5; 7; or 14 years.
Plant Patents These are granted for botanical creations that have been asexually reproduced and do not exist in nature with a protected period of seventeen years.
Disclosures As a first step in seeking protection from the Patent Office, most inventors file a document disclosure statement. This is a statement made by an inventor to register an idea. It will be retained for two years then destroyed unless a reference is made to the disclosure in a patent application. A disclosure is made by writing a letter setting forth the idea to be patented. The inventor should
explain what the item is, that it is new and useful, how it is to be used and generally how it is expected to be made. The letter should have an accompanying
photograph of the item, sketches that illustrate the process, product or plant and a declaration by the inventor that it is his/her idea. He/she must enclose self addressed envelope and a fee. This procedure provides evidence for an inventor to bring to court against a conflicting claim or against a person trying to infringe on the idea.
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