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How to access USPTO EFS-Web online patent filing system and Private PAIR using Chrome Version 42 and later?
If you are a patent lawyer or patent agent and use Chrome Version 42 and later as your browser, you need to enable Java and NPAPI in order to use USPTO EFS-Web online patent filing system and Private PAIR in Chrome. To enable NPAPI plugins, you need to enter In your URL bar: chrome://flags/#enable-npapi Click the Enable link for the Enable NPAPI configuration option. Click the Relaunch button that now appears at the bottom of the configuration page. |
Can one use the 11-point maple leaf in a trademark in Canada?
By Order in Council P.C. 1965-1623 (dated September 2, 1965), any person in Canada may use a design or trademark incorporating the maple leaf that forms part of the flag of Canada on the condition that:
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Does a patent give the patent owner the exclusive right to make, use, and sell the invention?
A patent gives the patent owner the right to EXCLUDE others from making, using, and selling what is covered by their patent claims. A holder of a prior patent still in force with broader claims may prevent the inventor whose patent has narrower claims from using the inventor's own patent. Therefore, patent right is exclusory only. A patent is a property right granted by a state government to an inventor to EXCLUDE others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention or importing the invention for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure of the invention. |
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