United States Patent and Trademark Office - Article Index

Encyclopedia - United States Patent And Trademark Office: Encyclopedia - United States Patent And Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides paten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Patent And Trademark Office: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Patent And Trademark Office - Representation
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patent attorney agent registration. The PTO only allows certain qualified persons to practi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admission To The Bar: Encyclopedia - Admission To The Bar
In the United States, admission to the bar is permission granted to a lawyer to practice law. Since courts in the U.S. make no distinctio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bar Examination: Encyclopedia - Bar Examination
A bar examination is an series of tests conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perpetual Motion: Encyclopedia - Perpetual Motion
Perpetual motion refers to a condition in which work is done with an unknown energy source. Perpetual motion machines (the Latin term per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biopiracy: Encyclopedia - Biopiracy
Biopiracy refers to the privatization and unauthorized use of biological resources by entities (including corporations, universities and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-gravity: Encyclopedia - Anti-gravity
Anti-gravity is a hypothetical means of countering or otherwise modifying the effects of gravity, typically in the context of spacecraft ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chrono Cross: Encyclopedia - Chrono Cross
Chrono Cross (クロノ・クロス Kuronu Kurosu） is a PlayStation RPG created by Square Co., Ltd. (now Square Enix) with a story that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Kingdom Patent Office: Encyclopedia - United Kingdom Patent Office
The United Kingdom Patent Office is the UK government agency responsible for maintaining registers of intellectual property including des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Patent Law: Encyclopedia - United States Patent Law
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-patent: Encyclopedia - X-patent
The X-Patents are all the patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office from July 1790 (when the first U.S. patent was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeans: Encyclopedia - Jeans
Jeans are trousers made from denim. Originally work clothes, they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent: Encyclopedia - Patent
Fair use History of copyright law Idea-expression dichotomy History of patent law Patentability Sufficiency of disclosure Patent infr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uniform: Encyclopedia - Uniform
A uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organisation whilst participating in that organisation's activity. People p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-gravity: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-gravity - Anti-gravity In The Context Of Mainstream Physics
Some models of anti-gravity claim to derive from general relativity. The model of gravity proposed by the theory of general relativity b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent - Patent Prosecution
Typically, an application for a patent is prepared by a professional agent known as a patent attorney or patent agent, who files the appl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pioneer Zephyr: Encyclopedia Ii - Pioneer Zephyr - Concept And Construction
In the early 1930s, the U.S. was in the depths of the Great Depression. Without the money to purchase new goods, freight trains weren't h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Patent Law: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Patent Law - Related Topics
United States patent law - Concepts. Assignor estoppel Continuing patent application Design patent Information disclosure statement (I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spork: Encyclopedia Ii - Spork - History Of The Spork
The spork is a physical manifestation of the "runcible spoon" mentioned in the Edward Lear poem "The Owl and the Pussycat", re-moulded by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Target Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Target Corporation - Retailing Division: Target Stores
Target Corporation's discount retail chain in the United States has 1,400 stores in 47 states (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and Vermont) tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art - United States
A person having ordinary skill in the art is a legal fiction defined in the Patent Act of the United States. The PHOSITA is a test of "ob...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admission To The Bar: Encyclopedia Ii - Admission To The Bar - Admission Of Foreign-educated Lawyers
Many states allow some foreign-educated lawyers to take the bar examination. In New York, individuals with at least three years of formal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perpetual Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Perpetual Motion - Basic Principles
Perpetual motion machines violate one or both of the following two laws of physics: the first law of thermodynamics and the second law of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interference Proceeding: Encyclopedia Ii - Interference Proceeding - Definition
The interference proceeding is an administrative proceeding conducted by an administrative law judge (administrative patent judge) of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Initiation Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Initiation Rite - Scope Of Use
The term often relates to the transition from childhood to adulthood, and may involve secret or private procedures and/or painful and dif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Models
Apple currently markets three distinct players bearing the iPod name. Some models come with different capacities (a higher capacity allow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mcjob: Encyclopedia Ii - Mcjob - Mcjobs The Trademark
McJOBS (plural, uppercase) was first registered as a trademark by McDonald's on May 16, 1984, as a name and image for "training handicapp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mozilla Firefox: Encyclopedia Ii - Mozilla Firefox - Features
The developers of Firefox aim to produce a browser that "just works" for most casual users. Those interested can add (as extensions and p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent Attorney: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent Attorney - Qualification Regimes
In Europe, the requirements for practising as patent attorney before national patent offices should be distinguished from those needed fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo Entertainment System: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo Entertainment System - History
Following a series of arcade game successes in the early 1980s, Nintendo made plans to produce its own console hardware that had removabl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skunk Works: Encyclopedia Ii - Skunk Works - As Used By Lockheed
The Skunk Works is the unofficial name for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs, formerly Lockheed Advanced Development Projec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent Busting Project: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent Busting Project - Status
The effort began with a "patent busting contest" where the public was encouraged to submit proposals of the worst offenders. Of these, EF...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mozilla Firefox: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mozilla Firefox - Early Beginnings: A Pared-down Browser
Hyatt and Ross's mozilla/browser (later Phoenix, Firebird and finally Firefox) browser was created to combat the perceived software bloat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo Entertainment System: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo Entertainment System - History
Following a series of arcade game successes in the early 1980s, Nintendo made plans to produce its own console hardware that had removabl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent - Economic Rationale
There are two primary justifications for granting patents. First, in accordance with the original definition of the term "patent," it is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Research In Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Research In Motion - Patent Litigation
In 2002, the company was sued by Virginia-based NTP, Inc., a patent-holding company founded by the late inventor Thomas Campana and Donal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Target Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Target Corporation - Retailing Division: Target Stores
Target Corporation's discount retail chain in the United States has 1,397 stores in 47 states (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and Vermont) tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger E. Billings: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger E. Billings - Religious Life
During the late 1960s, Roger served a mission in Brazil for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1979 he moved his family ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fox News Channel: Encyclopedia Ii - Fox News Channel - History
Rupert Murdoch established Fox News to counter a news media that he believed was predominantly liberal.[1] Murdoch had significant experi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bruce Lehman: Encyclopedia Ii - Bruce Lehman - Biography
He went to the University of Wisconsin, receiving a B.A. in 1967 and a J.D. in 1970. He was named "Lawyer of the Year" 1994 by the Nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ricin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ricin - Use As A Chemical/biological Warfare Agent
The United States investigated ricin for its military potential during the First World War. At that time it was being considered for use ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raymond Kurzweil: Encyclopedia Ii - Raymond Kurzweil - Life Inventions And Awards
Kurzweil grew up in Queens, New York. In his youth, he was an avid consumer of science fiction literature. By the age of 12 he had progra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shock And Awe: Encyclopedia Ii - Shock And Awe - Doctrine Of Rapid Dominance
Rapid Dominance is defined by its authors, Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade, as attempting "to affect the will, perception, and underst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admission To The Bar: Encyclopedia Ii - Admission To The Bar - General Requirements For Admission
Depending on the state, there are a number of methods by which an individual can obtain admission to the bar. Admission to the bar - Bar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angels And Airwaves: Encyclopedia Ii - Angels And Airwaves - History
In addition to the corresponding release of the album, DeLonge, along with his bandmates, Atom Willard, Ryan Sinn and David Kennedy are c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bar Examination: Encyclopedia Ii - Bar Examination - United States
Bar examinations in the United States of America are administered by government agencies of individual states, except for the patent bar,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Models
Apple currently markets three distinct players bearing the iPod name. Some models come with different capacities (a higher capacity allow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Perpetual Motion Machines: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Perpetual Motion Machines - Timeline
History of perpetual motion machines - Pre-1800s. About the 700s Bavaria, the magic wheel or magnet wheel, was basically a wagon wheel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-patent: Encyclopedia Ii - X-patent - The Uspto And Its Earliest Days
The Patent Commission of the U.S. was created in 1790. Its first three members were Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of War...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biopiracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Biopiracy - A Possible Biopiracy Scenario
An agricultural biotechnology company learns of a plant with unique traits from the indigenous community of the biodiversity-rich country...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First To Invent: Encyclopedia Ii - First To Invent - Background
In the U.S., most inventors do not encounter first to invent problems. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) usually work...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chrono Cross: Encyclopedia Ii - Chrono Cross - Characters
There are 44 characters normally (Lynx unlockable through an odd twist in the gameplay), with six Elements for each of them. While the pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fox News Channel: Encyclopedia Ii - Fox News Channel - Controversies And Allegations Of Bias
Fox News asserts it is more objective and factual than other American networks. Fox News Channel's two most common slogans are "We Report...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bar Examination: Encyclopedia Ii - Bar Examination - United States
Bar examinations in the United States of America are generally administered by agencies of state governments-- the exception being the ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golf Ball: Encyclopedia Ii - Golf Ball - Aerodynamics
When a golf ball is hit the impact, which lasts less than a millisecond, determines the ball’s velocity, launch angle and spin rate, al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Jeans - History
Jeans were first created in Genoa, Italy when the city was an independent Republic and a naval power. The first jeans were made for the G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dyke Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Dyke Lesbian - Use In Lgbt Culture
Originally an insulting term applied to lesbians by non-lesbians, the term has been reclaimed amongst most lesbians, and the LGBT communi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biopiracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Biopiracy - Ownership Of Plants, Animals, And Human Genes
The concept of biopiracy assumes that it is a natural right to own plants, animals and human genes. For many indigenous people, nature an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Ipod Sales
At the Macworld Expo keynote speech[33] on January 10, 2006, Apple CEO Steve Jobs reported sales of over 42 million iPods total, and 14 m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bar Examination: Encyclopedia Ii - Bar Examination - England And Wales
In England and Wales, the series of exams taken to become a barrister is sometimes known as bar finals or Bar Exams/Examinations. Nowaday...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Jeans - Jeans In Popular Culture
Jeans - Blue Jeans. Initially blue jeans were simply sturdy trousers worn by workers. In the United States during the 1950s, wearing of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Ipod Ecosystem
The large accessories market that has built up around the iPod is sometimes described as the iPod ecosystem. A host of different companie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Itunes Integration
Apple Computer endorses only one official method for synchronizing with the iPod: iTunes. But several projects addressed synchronization ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Operation
iPods (other than the iPod shuffle) have five buttons: 'Menu' (which backs up one level in the menus) 'Play/Pause' (which plays or pause...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admission To The Bar: Encyclopedia Ii - Admission To The Bar - Admission Of Foreign-educated Lawyers
Many states allow some foreign-educated lawyers to take the bar examination. In New York, individuals with at least three years of formal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admission To The Bar: Encyclopedia Ii - Admission To The Bar - Integrated Bar
Some states, such as Florida, Texas and Louisiana, have an "integrated bar," in which a J.D. holder is required to be member of the bar a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admission To The Bar: Encyclopedia Ii - Admission To The Bar - Federal District And Appellate Courts
Admission to a state bar does not entitle the admitted attorney to appear and plead before the United States district courts or any Unite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Jeans - Fits
Fits of jeans are determined by current styles, sex and by the manufacturer. Here are just some of the fits of the past and present: Ank...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ricin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ricin - Ricin In Popular Culture
Ricin was the poison used in the Agatha Christie Tommy and Tuppence whodunnit The House of Lurking Death in a 1929 collection of short st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ricin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ricin - Ricin Extraction Process
The extraction of ricin from castor beans is very similar to the prepartion of soy protein isolates. Modern extraction plants might use m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ricin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ricin - Ricin-related Arrests In Britain In 2003
It was widely reported in the media that traces of ricin were detected by British police in a flat in Wood Green, North London after a ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Jeans - Brands
Manufactuers and retailers: AG Jeans Arizona Jeans Black Jeans by Daniel Black Blue Cult Chip & Pepper Citizens of Humanity Denver H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angels And Airwaves: Encyclopedia Ii - Angels And Airwaves - Ava Album Song Info
Their new album (apparently titled "We Don't Need to Whisper") has had its song's titles released in an interview by Kerrang! and althoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Jeans - Lowrise Jeans
Lowrise jeans are pants made of jeans, with a deliberately low-cut waist, intended to wear low on the hips. See Lowrise Jeans. ... See...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Battery Life
Apple designed the iPod with an internal lithium ion battery that users cannot easily replace (the first and second generation iPods used...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fox News Channel: Encyclopedia Ii - Fox News Channel - Programming
Fox News presents a wide variety of programming, with up to 15 hours of live programming per day. Most of the programs are broadcast from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Design
Jeff Robbin headed the iPod firmware team at Apple. His team integrated the core firmware from PortalPlayer with the user interface libra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - History
Development of the iPod grew out of Apple’s digital hub strategy, as the company was creating software applications for the growing num...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Capabilities
IPod - Software. iPods can play MP3, WAV, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, Audible audiobook and Apple Lossless audio file formats. The fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Car Integration
Not to be confused with "iPod your Car" which allows car integration on a personal car, iPod Car integration allows one to connect an iPo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo Entertainment System: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo Entertainment System - Game Controllers
The game controller used for the both the NES and Famicom featured a brick-like design with a simple five-button layout: two round button...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent - Patent Prosecution
Typically, an application for a patent is prepared by a professional agent known as a patent attorney or patent agent, who files the appl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent - Term Of Patent
As TRIPS agreement declares, the maximum term of an issued patent is 20 years from earliest claimed filing date. In the United States, fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent - Governing Laws
Although patents are fundamentally territorial in their nature, there are currently a number of significant international treaties govern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent - Legal Implementation
A modern patent provides the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the patented invention....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mozilla Firefox: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mozilla Firefox - Future Development
According to the roadmap, development of Firefox after version 1.5 will be split over two milestones: version 2.0 and version 3.0. Develo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ipod: Encyclopedia Ii - Ipod - Itunes Integration
Apple Computer endorses only one official method for synchronizing with the iPod: iTunes. However, several third-party tools exists that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent - Miscellaneous
While a patent grants an exclusive right on the invention claimed, many national laws provide for special rules on granting compulsory li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent - History Of Patents
Although there is evidence suggesting that something like patents was used among some ancient Greek cities, patents in the modern sense o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Target Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Target Corporation - Major Sponsorships
Target owns the naming rights to the Target Center in Minneapolis. It also sponsors NASCAR and Indy Car racing teams of Chip Ganassi Raci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admission To The Bar: Encyclopedia Ii - Admission To The Bar - Federal District And Courts
Admission to a state bar does not entitle the admitted attorney to appear and plead before the United States district courts or any Unite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Target Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Target Corporation - Criticisms
Like many other large businesses and corporations, Target Corporation faces criticism. Lots of negative publicity was generated from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bar Examination: Encyclopedia Ii - Bar Examination - England And Wales
In England and Wales, the series of exams taken to become a Barrister is sometimes known as Bar Finals or Bar Exams/Examinations. Now day...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perpetual Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Perpetual Motion - Inventions And Patents
Main article: History of perpetual motion machines The history of perpetual motion machines dates as far back as the 8th century, and pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perpetual Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Perpetual Motion - Perpetual Motion In Pop Culture
In "The PTA Disbands" episode of The Simpsons, Lisa builds a perpetual motion machine when there was no school due to a teachers' strike;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mozilla Firefox: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mozilla Firefox - Release History
Parts of this table are based on the Firefox roadmap. Three Kings, Royal Oak, One Tree Hill, Mission Bay, and Greenlane are all suburbs i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mozilla Firefox: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mozilla Firefox - The Road To 1.5
On June 23, 2005, the Mozilla Foundation announced that Firefox 1.1 (which became Firefox 1.5) and other new Mozilla products will no lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo Entertainment System: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo Entertainment System - Hardware Design Flaws
When Nintendo released the NES in the United States, the design styling was deliberately different than that of other game consoles. Nint...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo Entertainment System: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo Entertainment System - Third-party Licensing
Nintendo's near monopoly on the home video game market left it with a degree of influence over the industry exceeding even that of Atari ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ricin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ricin - Ricin Patent
The process for creating ricin is well-known, in part because a patent was granted for it in 1952. The inventors named in US Patent 3,060...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo Entertainment System: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo Entertainment System - Differences Between The Famicom And The Nes
Although the Japanese Famicom and the international NES included essentially the same hardware, there were certain key differences betwee...   » Read the article