US patent

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Predicate	Object
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gptkbp:applicationLanguage	English Spanish (limited) Spanish (limited circumstances)
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gptkbp:canBeAbandoned	Yes
gptkbp:canBeCitedAsPriorArt	Yes
gptkbp:canBeCitedInCourt	Yes
gptkbp:canBeDivided	divisional application
gptkbp:canBeExpired	Yes
gptkbp:canBeInvalidated	Yes by court decision
gptkbp:canBeLicensed	Yes yes
gptkbp:canBeOpposed	third party
gptkbp:canBePublished	18 months after filing
gptkbp:canBeReexamined	Yes
gptkbp:canBeRefused	gptkb:European_Patent_Office
gptkbp:canBeRefusedFor	lack of novelty added subject matter excluded subject matter formal deficiencies insufficient disclosure lack of industrial applicability lack of inventive step
gptkbp:canBeReissued	Yes
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gptkbp:canBeSubjectToInternationalTreaties	Yes
gptkbp:canBeSubjectToInterPartesReview	Yes
gptkbp:canBeSubjectToLitigation	Yes
gptkbp:canBeSubjectToPatentMarking	Yes
gptkbp:canBeSubjectToPatentMisuse	Yes
gptkbp:canBeSubjectToPatentPools	Yes
gptkbp:canBeSubjectToPatentTrolls	Yes
gptkbp:canBeSubjectToPostGrantReview	Yes
gptkbp:canBeSubjectToSecrecyOrder	Yes
gptkbp:canBeUsedForBlockingCompetitors	Yes
gptkbp:canBeUsedForCrossLicensing	Yes
gptkbp:canBeUsedForDefensivePurposes	Yes
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gptkbp:canBeUsedForOffensivePurposes	Yes
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gptkbp:extendsTo	In rare cases
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	US patent
gptkbp:introducedIn	19th century
gptkbp:inventedBy	gptkb:person
gptkbp:issuedBy	gptkb:US_patent
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gptkbp:requiresNonObviousness	Yes
gptkbp:requiresNovelty	Yes
gptkbp:requiresUtility	Yes
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gptkbp:subjectToMaintenanceFees	Yes
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gptkbp:transferredTo	Yes another person or company
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gptkbp:usedUntil	2013
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