If an Inventor Received a Utility Patent in the United

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If an inventor received a utility patent in the United States in June 2004,then his or her patent would be valid as of the same date in member countries of the Paris Convention,if he or she applies for protection in those countries within 12 months.

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U.S. Constitution

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Three-Fifths Compromise

An agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention that counted three out of every five slaves as a person for purposes of representation and taxation.

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