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Simple English definitions for legal terms

in-force patent

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A quick definition of in-force patent:

An in-force patent is a legal document that gives the inventor the right to stop others from making, using, or selling their invention for a certain amount of time (usually 20 years). It's like a special permission from the government to be the only one who can use their invention. This is to encourage inventors to share their ideas with the public, so that everyone can benefit from new and useful things. If someone else tries to use the invention without permission, they can get in trouble.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: An in-force patent is a legal document granted by the government that gives the inventor the right to exclude others from making, using, marketing, selling, offering for sale, or importing an invention for a specified period (usually 20 years from the date of filing) if the device or process is novel, useful, and non-obvious. It is a limited monopoly designed to encourage public disclosure of inventions so that after the monopoly expires, the public is free to take unrestricted advantage of the invention.

Examples:

  • A patent for a new type of smartphone that allows users to control it with their thoughts.
  • A patent for a new type of solar panel that is more efficient than previous models.
  • A patent for a new type of medication that cures a previously untreatable disease.

These examples illustrate how an in-force patent gives the inventor the exclusive right to profit from their invention for a certain period of time. During this time, no one else can make, use, or sell the invention without the inventor's permission. This encourages inventors to share their ideas with the public, knowing that they will have a limited time to profit from their invention before it becomes available to everyone.

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Do you have Discord
но здравствуй да русский мой первый язык так что :)
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
10:13
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: I’m very confused how would that interfere
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Ща кину свой ник
10:13
Ща кину свой ник
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
10:14
@babycat: then it sounds like if you get them pierced itll just be a secrete to surprise your future boo with since thy wont be poking out of your shirt
10:14
@jackfrost11770: reynard1 на Дискорде
babycat
10:14
yeah but like is that worth it for me? prob not. I think I like them the way they are
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
10:15
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: For nose piercing I am thinking the like middle of your nose with the ring kinda thing, think itll like restrict airflow
babycat
10:15
woah you got a word for discord in russian that’s crazy
спасибо 🫡
triplethread
10:15
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: My nose is pierced and I run like 10 miles a week im good haha
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
10:16
@babycat: if you are happy with them they look perfect, and if they are as big as you say I am sure people will still be looking with or without the piercing so you will get attention either way
Dkk
10:16
Closest I get to Russian is Lazy Square's cartoons. Should watch them. All very short cus he is lazy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGBkneu30Aw
JumpySubsequentDolphin
10:16
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: ohhh you mean septum? I think septum is even less painful than a nostril piercing
warning my discord pfp is fun lol and also i haven't changed my username since high school because i didn't feel like it 😭
10:18
LMAO yeah you have a fun pfp
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
10:20
Yes the septum, so they don't feel weird or mess with breathing/running at all even when flipped in? At limit
snow
10:23
its been a quiet morning so far
LSDFan
10:23
i have no hope for today
JumpySubsequentDolphin
10:24
idk about septums, i only have nostril pierced @bulb
triplethread
10:24
snow i think we will prob hear back from kent the week of dec 1st
10:24
Past 10am and ....nothing
JumpySubsequentDolphin
10:24
I think UCLA a wave today no?
babycat
10:24
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What time have UCLA waves been at
Dkk
10:24
It's only 7:24 AM. We on the west coast control the time.
thismanatemyson
10:25
UCLA please save me
triplethread
10:25
snow if i dont get invited for an honors college interview i might freak
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