Why is the significant time afforded to a patent applicant under the PCT desirable to patent applicants?

What will be an ideal response?


This additional time is useful for allowing inventors to determine whether the invention is commercially exploitable in various countries and whether protection is needed in certain countries.

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The purpose of an initial client interview is to:

a. Gather additional information b. Learn about the client's legal problems and decide whether to take the case c. Update the client on the case progress, procedures, trial dates, and other information d. Summarize information gathered during the interview

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Original documents should be returned to their custodian as soon as they are copied.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The Freedom of Information Act allows access to?

A. classified national defense documents.? B. ?information not relevant to the case for which the request is made. C. ?trade secrets. D. ?geological information on oil wells.

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In order for abandonment to be a ground for divorce,

A) the abandonment can be involuntary e.g., due to incarceration, mental institutionalization, or military service. B) when abandonment is alleged, it involves the abandonment of the marital relationship and of the home in which the spouses have lived. C) the abandonment must be voluntary and without sufficient cause. D) the abandonment usually does not have to continue for a specified period of time.

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