The most recent such patent was granted two years ago.
The patents for the town were granted on May 1, 1862.
Two more patents were granted for these in 1781 and 1782.
And the patent was granted on April 17th of 2001.
Over the course of his entire life, he was granted 1,093 patents.
The number of patents granted per year had grown to about 700.
A statement to the effect that patents must not be granted for simple computer programs was needed.
A patent was granted on July 24, 1806, for a machine that could make any size of paper, very quickly.
In the last few years, more than 50 patents have been filed by them and granted while many are under process.
No patent should ever be granted on the manipulation of nature.