Utility Patent Application SOURCE: USPTO.GOV Filing Options A nonprovisional utility patent application can be filed with the USPTO through the Office’s electronic filing system called EFS-Web, delivery by U.S. mail, or hand delivery to the Office in Alexandria, Virginia. By far, most patent applications filed at the USPTO are utility applications. Effective November 15, 2011,…
Do you need a prototype? For obvious reasons you need to prove – first to yourself, later to investors or companies – that your idea works. For an invention that is a process or a business method, physical proof may not be possible or necessary. For an invention that is a substance (for example, a…
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Job Description Patent lawyers specialize in the area of law protecting the property rights of inventors. Applying for a patent is a complicated procedure that requires the expertise of a lawyer who is trained to interpret the rules and regulations of the patent process, negotiate contracts, file documents and provide legal representation to inventors. Job…
Please feel free to refer to the following FAQs or contact us with additional patent questions or concerns. Phone: (847) 409-8670 Email: info@apatents.com We provide free initial phone consultations! What is a patent? A patent is a limited duration property right relating to an invention, granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in…
Who may file a patent application? A patent application may be filed by the original inventor(s) or an authorized representative of the inventor. Authorized representatives include authorized representatives such as family members of licensees. Who is an inventor? An inventor is a person who makes new inventions, devices that perform some kind of function. The devices are mostly electrical or mechanical. Someone…
Examining Authority The USPTO is the examining authority for patent and trademark applications and grants patent and trademark rights. By granting these rights the USPTO fulfills the mandate of Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, of the Constitution that the legislative branch “promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times…
File a provisional patent application or use a nondisclosure agreement before talking to anyone about your ideas. Provisional Patent Applications A provisional patent application allows you to file without a formal patent claim, oath or declaration, or any information disclosure (prior art) statement. Since June 8, 1995, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has…
Source: USPTO.GOV Listed below are the stages through which an allowed patent application goes within the PTO. When the examiner allows an application a message concerning the application number is sent to the Office of Data Management. The application is then electronically exported to Initial Data Capture (IDC) for electronic capture of the patent file….
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Overseas Since the rights granted by a U.S. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have no effect in a foreign country, an inventor who wishes patent protection in other countries must apply for a patent in each of the other countries or in regional patent…
