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  2. History of patent law - Wikipedia

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    The requirement for a working model was eventually dropped. In 1793, [21] the law was revised so that patents were granted automatically upon submission of the description. A separate Patent Office was created in 1802. [22] The patent laws were again revised in 1836, [23] and the examination of patent applications was reinstituted. [24]

  3. Intellectual property in India - Wikipedia

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    Intellectual property in India. Intellectual property in India refers to the patents, copyrights and other intangible assets in India. India's colonial history has significantly influenced its intellectual property (IP) laws. During British rule, India adopted several legal frameworks based on British laws, including those related to ...

  4. Patent - Wikipedia

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    A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention. [1] In most countries, patent rights fall under private law and the patent holder must sue someone ...

  5. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

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    The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in Paris, France, on 20 March 1883, was one of the first intellectual property treaties. It established a Union for the protection of industrial property. The convention is still in force in 2024. The substantive provisions of the Convention fall into three main categories ...

  6. Bayh–Dole Act - Wikipedia

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    e. The Bayh–Dole Act or Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act (Pub. L. 96-517, December 12, 1980) is United States legislation permitting ownership by contractors of inventions arising from federal government-funded research. Sponsored by senators, Birch Bayh of Indiana and Bob Dole of Kansas, the Act was adopted in 1980, is codified at 94 ...

  7. First to file and first to invent - Wikipedia

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    Glossary. v. t. e. First to file and first to invent are legal concepts that define who has the right to the grant of a patent for an invention. Since March 16, 2013, after the United States abandoned its "first to invent/document" system, all countries have operated under the "first-to-file" patent priority requirement. [1]

  8. Indian Patent Office - Wikipedia

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    Website. https://ipindia.gov.in. The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) generally known as the Indian Patent Office, is an agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade which administers the Indian law of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. [1][2]

  9. History of Indian law - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution for a country, containing 395 articles, 12 schedules, 105 amendments and 117,369 words.. Law in India primarily evolved from customary practices and religious prescriptions in the Indian subcontinent, to the modern well-codified acts and laws based on a constitution in the Republic of India.