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UK Intellectual Property Office (39 words) |
 | Changes in UK patent law as a result of EPC 2000 implementation |
| Pilot scheme launched to speed up processing patent applications in the UK and the USA. |
| UK Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office |
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Patent - MSN Encarta (473 words) |
| The first English patent was granted in 1449 by Henry VI to John of Utynam, giving him a monopoly on the making of stained glass for a period of 20 years. |
| Most patent laws require an invention to be: “new”—most commonly defined as not being in the public domain anywhere in the world before the date on which the patent application was first filed; and “inventive”—usually taken to mean not being obvious to the skilled worker in the technology concerned. |
| Most patent applications are filed with the assistance of patent agents, who are specialized professionals, since the wording of the application can make a crucial difference to the potential value of the granted patent. |
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