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It hit you like a bolt of lightening, or maybe you've been working on this idea for years. The next and most essential step is to legally protect your idea with a patent. By legally protecting your idea with a patent, you will not only receive recognition for your ingenuity and material rewards for your viable inventions, but more... more »
When inventor King Camp Gillette patented the safety razor in 1904, he probably had a strong hunch that his handy new tool would revolutionize the way men shaved for more than a century to come. If you've invented a brand new tool, you probably already know what criteria your new gadget must meet to receive a patent from the United... more »
Have you ever come up with an idea that could potentially make life less difficult or even make an individual task easier? If so, you may wish to patent the idea. Without a patent, any idea is essentially public domain, so if you were to mention your thoughts to another person, they could feasibly use your idea (even for profit)... more »
So you have an idea you believe could change the world . . . or at least make someone's life a little easier, while making you some money. The question is, how does the idea get to the drawing board and on to the market? You patent it. Once you're protected with a patent, you can invent and sell, assuming your idea is a success.... more »
If you have a brand new invention that you want to patent, the right information can help you understand your chances of receiving patent approval. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office is the federal agency responsible for issuing all patents. Patents can be issued for all kind of things-- from functional designs to... more »
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A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition. The term is used differently in different countries, and thus may or may not require the same legal qualifications as a general legal practitioner.
The titles patent agent and patent lawyer are also used in some jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions the terms are interchangeable, in others the latter is generally used only if the person qualified as a lawyer.
Qualification regimes
In Europe, requirements for practising as patent attorney before national patent offices should be distinguished from those needed for practising before the European Patent Office (EPO). On the national level, the requirements are not harmonized across the European Union, except that the EU makes sure that respective professional qualifications are mutually recognised to some degree.
Australia
Registration as a patent attorney in Australia is administered by the Professional Standards Board for Patents and Trade Marks Attorneys (the "PSB").
To apply to become an Australian patent attorney, one must:
# pass the nine topics set out in Schedule 5 to the Patent Regulations 1991.
# hold a suitable tertiary educational qualification in a field of technology that contains potentially patentable subject matter.
# be a resident in Australia
# have worked for a year as:
## a technical assistant (trainee patent attorney) in a patent attorneys practice;
## an employee in a company in Australia, practising patent matters on behalf of that company; or
## an examiner of patents at IP Australia (the Australian Patent Office).
# be of good fame, integrity or character, and not have been convicted within the past five years of offences against Patents, Trade Marks and Designs legislation.http://www.psb.gov.au read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent+attorney
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