What standards does the U.S. Patent Office use in granting patents?
• What is the difference between a patent and a copyright? A patent is a grant of the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention. A copyright protects authored works from being copied by others. • What do I need to prove my invention or discovery? Good laboratory records are essential. Laboratory notebooks should be maintained regularly and results of experiments should be kept in a safe place. Drawings and photographs, if applicable, should be dated and retained. • Can my collaborator be a co-inventor for patent purposes? More than one inventor may be named on a patent. An inventor, for patent purposes, is one who has made a significant intellectual contribution to the development of the claimed invention. The status of inventor is determined by patent counsel. The standards for co-inventorship of a patent are more stringent than for authorship on a paper. A person who follows your instructions in working on an experiment is probably not a co-inventor. • How ca
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