CAN I TELL ANYONE ABOUT MY INVENTION?

It is vital not to disclose your invention to anyone or to make commercial use of it before an application is made since this could prevent the grant of a patent or could invalidate a granted patent. If disclosure is necessary, care should be taken to ensure it is in the strictest confidence.

 

 

CAN AN INVENTION BE EXPLOITED

WITHOUT A PATENT?

Yes - provided no-one else already has rights protecting that invention or a part of it. Such exploitation would prevent anyone subsequently getting a valid patent for it, but would not prevent others from copying it.

 

 

DO PATENTS HAVE OTHER USES?

Certainly! The technical disclosure contained in published patent specifications provides an enormous amount of information which constitutes an invaluable database for research - patents are often the earliest and/or only disclosure of technical matter. Moreover, companies are increasingly using patents for commercial inform­ation, e.g. in market research. So patents should always be considered when trying to find technical or commercial information and the Patent Office Search and Advisory Service can help you access such information.

Exercises

Part 1

· WHAT IS A PATENT?

· ARE ALL INVENTIONS PATENTABLE?

· DO ANY FURTHER CONDITIONS HAVE TO BE SATISFIED?

· WHAT RIGHTS DO PATENTS BRING?

 

Give Russian equivalents for the following expressions.

1. to claim damages                                          

2. to infringe the invention                   

3. to take legal action                              

4. under terms agreed                              

5. an industrial type of process               

6. to be new and not obvious                           

7. business schemes                                          

8. to be concerned with

9. a person of ordinary skill                    

 

Find the English equivalents in the text.

1. нарушить право патентообладателя

2. собственность

3. быть патентоспособным

4. товар (объект гражданского оборота)

5. подавать иск

6. вещество

7. средний специалист

8. патентообладатель

9. требовать возмещения ущерба

10. принимать чью-то сторону в споре

 

Suffixes. Make nouns from these verbs using –tion, -ion.

Example: to organize – organization

1.to invent           4. to apply      7. to examine

2.to compose       5. to create      8. to inform        

3.to construct      6. to act                        

                                                    

Find examples of 4 modal verbs (or their equivalents) in the text and translate the sentences. Pay attention to the form of the infinitive.

Active voice	Indefinite	Continuous	Perfect
	to ask	to be asking	to have asked
Passive voice	to be asked	-------------	to have been asked

 

Fill in the gaps with prepositions.

1. A patent is a monopoly right ____ the exclusive use ____ an invention.

2. The monopoly right can last ____ a maximum ____ 20 years.

3. An invention has to be new and not obvious ____ a person ____ ordinary skill experienced ____ the particular technology.

4. A few categories ____ invention are excluded ____ patentability.

5. Patents bring the right to let others use the invention ____ terms agreed ____ the owner ____ the patent (patentee).

 

Answer the following questions.

1. What is a patent?

2. How long can this monopoly right of a patentee last?

3. What should an invention be concerned with to be patentable?

4. Do any further conditions have to be satisfied? What are they?

5. What rights do patents bring?

 

Write the correct part of speech next to each of the following words.

Then fill in the gaps using each of them.

patent (n) – patentee ( ) – patentable ( ) – patentability ( )

 

1. A ______ is a property which may be bought, sold, hired or licensed.

2. To be ______ an invention must be concerned with the composition, construction or manufacture of a substance, article or apparatus.

3. A few categories of invention are specifically excluded from ______.

4. Patents bring the right to let others use the invention under terms agreed with the ______.

 

Exercises

Part 2

· HOW IS A UK PATENT OBTAINED?

· HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

Give Russian equivalents for the following expressions.

1. a full disclosure of..               5. to meet requirements

2. to carry out the invention       6. to overcome objections

     3. to deter an infringer                7. to issue the search report

     4. to raise objections                  8. to be technically sound

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