What is the Printed Matter Doctrine and Why You Can't Patent Your Book. EP142

Patenting for Inventors

English - May 08, 2024 21:22 - 7 minutes - 3.22 MB - ★★★★★ - 45 ratings
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In this episode I go over a doctrine in patent law called the "Printed Matter Doctrine." You generally can't get a patent on something if the only difference is that you provided some written instructions on your product, even if those written instructions are new and non-obvious. Learn what kinds of printed matter is and isn't patent eligible in this episode.

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