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4. Lester the Investor wants to cash in on the pet product craze. He has a notion that he could somehow combine all of the pet breath products into a single product that could possibly also cure hamster, lizard, and bird bad breath. He doesn’t know exactly how it will all work, but he’s applying for a patent anyway. How likely is it that he will get it? Explain. _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Your pet patent was granted in 2015. When will it expire? __________ (Patents - Paten Basics - What are Patents, Trademarks, Servicemarks and Copyright?) 6. You have $80 to pay for the basic filing fee. Is that enough? What is the basic filing fee? (Patents - Paten Basics - Filing, Search, and Examination Fees) _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Click on the Learning and Resoruces tab on the menu bar. Go to Inventor’s Eye on the Tools & Links drop down. Peruse current and past issues. Read and summarize one article about an invention which you find interesting. _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ Consult the text to answer questions 8 - 10. 8. Doggie bad breath is a universal problem. You want to sell your doggie breath ball all over the world. A patent from the USPTO protect your IP overseas? ______ 9. What treaty enables you to file a single application with the USPTO which can result in IP protection in 143 countries? _ ______________________________________________________________________ 10. What does WIPO stand for? ___________________________________________________________ It ’s unlikely he will get a patent because his idea is too abstract and not useful . Abstract ideas or useless designs are not patent-worthy. That ’s not enough . The basic patent filing fee is $280 The Patent Cooperation Treaty World Intellectual Property Office student ’s discretion 2035 No PRODUCT PREVIEW
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