... manufacturing or importing is contemplated should be studied to avoid fringing patents that are still protected in the country"3 - Even if the patent is licensed it may be possible to manufacture it or import it. - Patents can be used to check on the competitors. - Patent classification can be used to plot technological trends Advantages of Patents - Majority of the time the information that is published in an application is the first time that the information has been published. The details of an inventor have to be kept secret before an applicant is submitted to the patent office - It has been estimated that 85% of the information is patents is never published anywhere else4 History of Patent According to 'Bainbridge' patent had an important part to play in the Industrial Revolution. The earliest patent granted were in the times of medieval. "Letter patent were open letters with the kings Great Seal on the ...

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