patent publication

Can you infringe a patent application?

Can you infringe a pending patent application? You cannot infringe a patent application. Only issued patents can be infringed. Is this fair? It depends. For…

Are design patent applications published?

Can you see a pending design patent application? No, US design patent applications are not published. Therefore, the public cannot monitor or search for a…

Patent publication = published patent application

What is a patent publication? A patent publication is a published utility patent application which is not the same thing as a patent. While a…

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