Patentably

Thus, the relevant time frame for determining whether a product and process are "patentably distinct" should be at the filing date of the secondary application. ❋ Peter Zura (2009)

When an issued patent claims a product and discloses, but does not claim, a process for making that product, the patentee, when later seeking a patent on the disclosed process, may present evidence of post-invention, alternative processes that produce the patented product, in order to show that the process and product are patentably distinct. ❋ Peter Zura (2009)

When filing the secondary application, the applicant essentially avers that the product and process are "patentably distinct." ❋ Peter Zura (2009)

The novel legal question in this case asks if later-developed alternative processes are relevant in the product-process "patentably distinct" inquiry. ❋ Peter Zura (2009)

This approach allows an applicant to rely on some later-developed methods to show that the product and process are "patentably distinct," even though the alternative processes for making that product may not have been known at the filing date of the primary application. ❋ Peter Zura (2009)

But the court tossed one of the patents because it wasn't "patentably distinct" from another patent in the case. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If there are families of applications, Examiners will now have to spend time slogging through multiple applications, looking for "substantial overlap", patentably indistinct claims, divisional rejoinders, and potential "15/75" violations before they can even begin to search for prior art. ❋ Peter Zura (2007)

Under 37 CFR 1.78(f)(2)(i), a rebuttable presumption shall exist that a nonprovisional application contains at least one claim that is not patentably distinct from at least one of the claims in another pending or patented nonprovisional application if the following conditions are met: ❋ Peter Zura (2007)

In such a situation, the applicant must either rebut this presumption by explaining to the satisfaction of the Director how the applications contain only patentably distinct claims, or submit the appropriate terminal disclaimers and explain to the satisfaction of the Director why two or more pending applications containing conflicting or patentably indistinct claims should be maintained. ❋ Peter Zura (2006)

The proposed rule changes relate to the examination of claims, continuing applications, requests for continued examination and applications containing patentably indistinct claims. ❋ Peter Zura (2006)

Where such patents are both patentably distinct yet cover coterminous subject matter, the breadth of the right to exclude conferred by a patent portfolio is essentially the sum of the individual patent rights. ❋ Peter Zura (2006)

- [George W]. protects the [freedom] and [liberty] of America. - You do realize that's patent bullshit, don't you. ❋ PoopyPoo (2005)

"[I didn't] get a patent on my "Scat-a-pult" and someone put [one on] [the market] already. ❋ Meetoo (2003)

Person 1: This is my invention, its [patented] Person 2: I'll just [copy that]... Person 1: [FIE] UPON YOU! (murders Person 2) ❋ SpeckledJim (2010)

Let's patent [rice] and [sell it] to the [asians]. ❋ Adam Roberts' Cat (2011)

[Oui] ah chootee, you always [patent] more than [badminton]. ❋ Mightydodo (2010)

[jackson] [earned] 2 patents for his project on [the telephone] ❋ Ashash123 (2009)

UNBIASED ANCHORMAN:"Great news [CRACKBERRY] ADDICTS!The [USPTO] ruled today that PATENT TROLL [NTP's] claims against RIM are invalid.Whew...that was close!More after these emai-uh messages." ❋ L.MARTIN (2005)

"That guy is driving his [tractor] to [Stewart's] to fill it up with gas!" "Yeah, well, we're in Holland Patent." note: this has [actually happened]. ❋ Xxlinneaxlovexx (2008)

Guy 1: Hey, you going to Holland Patent? Guy 2: No? What's to do there? [It's in] the middle of [bum-fuck nowhere]. Guy 1: Yeah, but the niggas there are pretty chill. Guy 2: I guess. Let's [turn up]. ❋ ThatCoolGuyYouDon'tKnow (2014)

"I [went with] them to the market and they bought some patent leather shoes and a very nice black pair of lace-ups with silver [shoelaces],"([Briscoe] 98). ❋ Morgann T (2007)