The Speed Dial Screen ........................................................................................................................ 13. Working in the Speed Dial Screen ........................................................................................................ 14. Managing Your Speed Dial List ...........................................................................................................
(As of year 2005). Answer: Utility and plant patents are granted for a term which begins with the date of the grant and usually ends 20 years from the date the applications were filed. You must make the timely payment of the appropriate maintenance fees. Design patents last 14 years from the date you are granted the patent. No maintenance fees are required for design patents.
The answer to the question is deceptively simple. Drug patents are good for 20 years in the United States. There you have it. But really the matter is far more complex than it would seem. Patents are good for 20 years after the invention of a drug--not after the drug comes to market.It can easily take eight years for the pharmaceutical companies to gather enough data to get approval for their new invention from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.ust a suggestion...In the sentance, Patents are good for 20 years after the invention of a drug--not after the drug comes to market, this should actually be worded more specific, stating that the patent would actually begin when the patent is applied for.