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.
Home > Blog > Montgomery County Council Raises Minimum Wage to $11.50 by 2017. Yesterday, the Montgomery County Council voted overwhelmingly to increase the countyâs minimum wage. The current minimum wage in the county is the same as the state and federal minimum wage, $7.25 per hour. Under the plan passed by the council, the county minimum wage will rise in annual increments: to $8.40 in October 2014, $9.55 in 2015, $10.75 in 2016 and $11.50 in 2017.