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Patent enforcement typically involves filing a lawsuit for patent infringement. It is advisable to consult with an intellectual property attorney to pursue this legally.

Yes, software can be patented if it meets the requirements of being novel, non-obvious, and useful, particularly if it produces a concrete, tangible, and useful result.

Patent infringement involves making, using, selling, or offering to sell a patented invention without permission from the patent holder.

Laws of nature, physical phenomena, and abstract ideas cannot be patented.

A patentable invention must be novel, non-obvious, and useful. This includes processes, machines, articles of manufacture, compositions of matter, and improvements thereof.

A provisional patent application allows you to secure a filing date for your invention without the need for a formal patent claim, oath or declaration, or any information disclosure (prior art) statement.

Utility patents last for 20 years from the date of application, design patents last for 15 years from the date of grant, and plant patents last for 20 years from the date of application.

There are three types of patents: utility patents (for new processes or machines), design patents (for new, original, and ornamental designs), and plant patents (for new plant varieties).

You apply for a patent by submitting a detailed application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including claims that define your invention, drawings if necessary, and an abstract.

A patent is a property right granted to an inventor to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention in the U.S. or importing the invention into the U.S. for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure of the invention when the patent is granted.