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mechanical patent

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mechanical patent [mi′kan·ə·kəl ′pat·ənt]
(engineering)
A patent granted for an inventive improvement in a process, manufacture, or machine.


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Since mechanical patents as a proportion of all issued patents have declined steadily over the years, see Allison & Lemley, supra note 69, at 93 tbl.
A simple mechanical patent might cost $5,000 to initially file, a software patent $10,000, and a complicated biotechnology patent could cost much more," she notes.
Chionchio is a member of the mechanical patent practice.
 
 
 
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