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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) publishes a large number of notices in addition to guidelines for patent applicants. These guidelines are frequently updated, and it is critical ...

Patents can be obtained by inventors who have not implemented the related idea in practice or physically demonstrated that it works; rather, the patents are obtained on the basis of 'fictional' ...