[工学]unit3_Patent.pptVIP

Specialized English School of Information Science and Technology Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.China Unit 3 Introduction to Patent and Patent Documentation Section I: Background Information of Patenting Section II: How the patent application is processed Section III: Glossary of Patent Terms Section IV: Patent Classifications Section V: Patent Specification: Spread spectrum transmitter power control method and system Section I: Background Information of Patenting Intellectual Property Right(IPR) Trade marks The topography of semiconductor products Copyright Plant Variety Patent Copyright on Internet  Intellectual Property Right(IPR) semiconductor topography －－What is protected? The part of a semiconductor product that is protected is its topography, i.e. the design and the layout of the elements composing the product. It is this topography which directly determines the products various functions. However, protection covers only the topography and does not extend to any concept, process, system, technique or encoded information embodied in the topography other than the topography itself. What is a Patent? A patent is a government grant giving you the right to exclude others from, making, using or selling your invention. You could think of it as a contractual document between you and the government, that protects your rights as an inventor. In return for this protection you give the government a complete description of your invention. The description is made public so that all people can benefit from this advance in technology. Anyone can read about your patent, but you retain the right to make, sell or use your invention. This protection lasts for twenty years from the date you file your patent application provided you pay the appropriate maintenance fees. The History of Patents The word patent comes from the Latin litterae patentes, meaning an open letter. Such letters were used by medieval monarchs to confer right