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Patent publication = published patent application

What is a patent publication? A patent publication is a published utility patent application. A patent publication is not a patent. While a published patent…

Can a patent application be confidential (nonpublication request)?

Are utility patent applications kept confidential? By default, utility nonprovisional patent applications are published around 18 months from the priority date. This publication occurs whether…

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