FAQs about Inventions & Patents
Question: What is there to prevent a company from licensing a NIST invention and then just sitting on it?
Answer - Potential licensees must submit a plan for actively developing and commercializing the technology. NIST uses it to establish certain technical and commercial milestones in the license agreement which the licensee must meet in order to retain the license.
Question: I lost my original grant patent, can I get another?
Answer - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issues only one original grant copy of a patent to the inventor. However, you may obtain a certified (blue ribbon and seal copy) by contacting the Certification Division at 800 972-6382 or (571) 272-3150.
Question: Is there any danger that the USPTO will give others information contained in my application while it is pending?
Answer - Most patent applications filed on or after November 29, 2000, will be published 18 months after the filing date of the application.
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