IP Intelligence
Patent Myths
Widely repeated beliefs about patents, and what the position actually is.
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“Patent deadlines can always be extended if you pay.”
Some can. Several of the most important cannot, or their extendability is unsettled - and an application that misses one is simply treated as abandoned or withdrawn.
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