In the United States, under current patent law, the term of patent, provided that maintenance fees are paid on time, are: For applications filed on or after June 8, 1995, the patent term is 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U.S. or international (PCT) application to which priority is claimed (excluding provisional applications).
--High Fidelity. The actor who played Steve Urkel, played by Jaleel White, was born on November 27, 1976. (He is currently 38 years old.) The actor who played Steve Urkel, played by Jaleel White, was born on November 27, 1976. (He is currently 38 years old.)
Gunnar Hansen, who created one of the most iconic characters in horror movies, has died at the age of 68. The actor was 26 when he was cast as the chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface in the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and it became an instant horror classic. His agent said Hansen passed away on Saturday at his home in Maine as a result of pancreatic cancer, according to the Bangor Daily News.