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Feb 18, 2025 · Patents accelerate the cycle of innovation What is a patent? A U.S. patent gives you, the inventor, the right to “exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling” an invention or …

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Sep 16, 2012 · Due to the enactment of the America Invents Act in 2012, this page contains forms for patent applications filed on or after September 16, 2012.

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