Chat GPT is an open-source chatbot created by Open AI. It is designed to understand natural language and generate responses to questions asked by users. It can generate textual answers…
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What is prior art and why is it important?
Patents offer legal protection for innovations and give the inventor exclusive patent rights over the use, sale, and import of their creation for a specified period, which is usually 20…
Can you use technology that is patent protected?
Patents are legal instruments that provide inventors with exclusive rights over their patent protected innovations for a period of about 20 years. In other words, these rights allow inventors to…
Can Chat GPT be patent protected?
Chat GPT is the latest buzzword on the internet. Chat GPT is an Artificial Intelligence based chatbot that can write personalised answers to human queries in natural language. The main…
Innovation in action: 5 types of innovation you must know
Patents are synonymous with innovation because innovation is what patents protect. There are several types of innovation that can be distinguished based on the extent to which they change existing…
What is an Office Action in US patent practice?
In the US patent law, an Office Action means a written communication from the US patent office (USPTO) to an applicant, typically issued in response to filing a patent application.…
How can you minimise patent risk for your product?
Like marketing and competition risks, products can also be associated with patent risk. If a product is patent-protected by a third party and you happen to commercialise it, the patent…
How to apply for a European patent (easy explanation)?
Is there a European patent? A European patent (or EP patent) refers to a patent granted by the European Patent Office (EPO). An EP patent is valid in up to…
What are powers of Controller to resolve disputes between co-owners of patents?
When a patent is owned by multiple assignees as co-owners of the patent, situations may arise where there is a dispute between them regarding sale, lease or licensing of the…
What are the rights of patentees?
A patent gives the patentees exclusive rights over their patented invention. The exclusive rights of patentees means that the patentees can prevent others from exploiting their invention unless the patentee…