31.   Patents originally covered only inventions that could be demonstrated with working mechanical models.

32.   PATENT HOLDER GAINS GROUND International Gift Express is making progress in its claim that its patent covers the selling of digital information like music and software over computers.

33.   Plant patents cover plant mutations, hybrids or cultivars that might come from grafting, budding, layering or rooting techniques.

34.   Ricetec argues that its patent covers only one variety, not all basmati rice, and that it has no intention of trying to ban imports from India.

35.   Synaptic said it filed in the U.S. and overseas for patents covering the receptor and its use in drug development, the paper reported.

36.   The British patent covers both the cloning process made famous by the creation of Dolly, the cloned sheep, and some of the products of that process.

37.   The disputed patent covers part of the technology used in VCRs to record images onto magnetic tape.

38.   The General Mills patent covers only cases where a substantial portion of the surface area of the cooked food changes color or crispness, the judges said.

39.   The fact that the patent office did not appear to have problems with it could be a sign that the agency believes the patent does not cover humans.

40.   The latest patent covers, for example, a headset operated by a remote computer through radio, satellite or cellular transmissions.