By Kalyan C. Kankanala, Fun IP, Fundamentals of Intellectual Property
Date: February 21, 2020
📝 Patent information is useful for SMEs for a number of reasons. Probably the most important one is that patents are a unique source of technical information which SMEs may find of great value for their strategic business planning. Most inventions are disclosed to the public for the first time
🙅♂️ No. Patents are granted by patent offices in exchange for a full disclosure of the invention. In general, the details of the invention are then published and made available to the public at large.
📰 It should be noted that publication can take place at various stages of the procedure
📁 Trademark is a mark that distinguishes the goods and services of one trader from those of another. It gives its owner the right to exclude others from using the trademarks. On the other hand, a geographical indication indicates where the goods are produced and have characteristics that are attributable