Under United States law, a patent is a right granted to the inventor of a (1) process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, (2)...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark...

statutory United States patent law. Patent law has changed to address new technologies, and decisions of the United States Supreme Court and United States Court...

The history of United States patent law started even before the U.S. Constitution was adopted, with some state-specific patent laws. The history spans...

Under United States patent law, the term of patent, provided that maintenance fees are paid on time, is 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U...

the United States, a valid patent provides its proprietor with the right to exclude others from practicing the invention claimed in that patent. A person...

the United States cases in the area of patent law. List of United States patent law cases List of United States Supreme Court copyright case law List...

notable patent law cases in the United States in chronological order. The cases have been decided notably by the United States Supreme Court, the United States...

of patents and patent law is generally considered to have started with the Venetian Statute of 1474. There is some evidence that some form of patent rights...

This is a list of legal terms relating to patents and patent law. A patent is not a right to practice or use the invention claimed therein, but a territorial...