The procedure for granting patents, requirements placed on the patentee, and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according to national laws and international agreements. Typically, however, a granted patent application must include one or more claims that define the invention.A patent may include many claims, each of which defines a specific property right. These claims must meet relevant patentability requirements, such as novelty, usefulness, and non-obviousness.ypically, however, a granted patent application must include one or more claims that define the invention. A patent may include many claims, each of which defines a specific property right. These claims must meet relevant patentability requirements, such as novelty, usefulness, and non-obviousness.
The Ohio minimum wage was last changed in 2008, when it was raised $1.30 from $7.00 to $8.30. Ohio's minimum wage rate is linked to a Consumer Price Index, which is intended to raise the rate along with inflation. The current minimum wage rate is re-evaluated yearly based on these values.
Basic calculations. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. A full-time minimum wage employee earns $15,080 annually. In 2012, the poverty threshold for a single person was $11,945. For a family of four with two children it was $22,283.Since it was first instituted in 1938, the federal minimum wage has established a floor for wages.hile not every worker is eligible, it provides a minimum of earnings for the lowest-paid workers. Many states and even municipalities have their own minimum wages, including twenty that have rates higher than the federal minimum wage. 1  The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.