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Patent Act of 1836

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A quick definition of Patent Act of 1836:

The Patent Act of 1836 was a law in the United States that made it the job of the Patent Office to check if new inventions were unique and useful. This law also made it necessary for people to explain what their invention did when they applied for a patent.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: The Patent Act of 1836 was a law in the United States that gave the Patent Office the responsibility of reviewing patent applications to determine if they were new and useful. This law also required patent applications to include claims.

Example: Before the Patent Act of 1836, people could get a patent just by submitting a description of their invention. This meant that some people were getting patents for things that were not really new or useful. For example, someone might get a patent for a machine that was already being used in another country. The Patent Act of 1836 changed this by requiring the Patent Office to review each application and make sure the invention was truly new and useful.

Explanation: The example illustrates how the Patent Act of 1836 helped to ensure that patents were only granted for truly new and useful inventions. By requiring the Patent Office to review each application, the law helped to prevent people from getting patents for things that were not really new or useful. This helped to encourage innovation and protect inventors' rights.

Patent Act of 1793 | Patent Act of 1870

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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
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