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And later, in 1853, the U.S. patent office denied Hunt’s belated application for his 1830s sewing-machine invention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Attorney Kevin Yorn, who represents McConaughey, said the aim of filing with the patent office was "to make sure that our clients have the same kind of protections that their businesses have."
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
After lower courts sided with the patent office, Thaler took his appeal to the Supreme Court, where a panel of judges unanimously dismissed the case.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
The fight with MGH’s patent office dragged on for years, long after the patents were licensed to drug company Novo Nordisk and it was deep in its GLP-1 drug development program.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 8, 2023
It finally ended in defeat in April 1939, when the patent office rejected the claims finally and decisively based on the prior publications by Cockcroft and Walton and by Lewis, Lawrence, Livingston, and Henderson.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The companies are preparing to go to trial before the Patent Office, which could make a decision as late as 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Patent Office for that spelling, which is still pending.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Patent Office agricultural records from 1843 to 1845 to show how the pathogen first spread across the northeast United States before causing the devastating famine in Ireland in 1845.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024
It named the father of the bride, Elisha Foote, and described him as the head of the Appeal Board at the Patent Office.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023
As he continued east on F, he approached two of Washington’s greatest landmarks: to the left, the huge marble Patent Office.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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