The patent application was filed by Gautam Saggar for a computing system learning of a merchant category code. It was filed on Aug. 10, 2017 before being approved on Aug. 31, 2021.
Though patents are required for inventions and products, the granting of a patent is not a guarantee for success. Dennis Crouch, co-director of the Center for Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship said roughly 50 percent of patents expire prematurely due to costs.
There were nine patents granted for Burbank inventors in the week ending Sep. 4.
Longest patent application period in Burbank for week ending Sep. 4
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Disney Enterprises, Inc. | 2020-09-23 | 2021-08-31 |
| Disney Enterprises, Inc. | 2019-08-05 | 2021-08-31 |
| Disney Enterprises, Inc. | 2021-05-06 | 2021-08-31 |
| Gautam Saggar | 2017-08-10 | 2021-08-31 |
| Disney Enterprises, Inc. | 2019-09-25 | 2021-08-31 |
| Disney Enterprises, Inc. | 2017-11-21 | 2021-08-31 |
| Disney Enterprises, Inc. | 2020-08-27 | 2021-08-31 |
| Disney Enterprises, Inc. | 2018-04-18 | 2021-08-31 |
| Nora Mansour | 2019-08-07 | 2021-08-31 |
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