Posts Tagged: nonprovisional patent
Invention to Patent 101 – Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
This page and website contain contain detailed information to help inventors on the road from invention to patent... Below are a sampling of inventor help links to …
What is a Utility Patent?
A utility patent is one of three separate types of patents the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can award inventors to protect their inventions. Generally …
Requisites of a Patent Application: Claims and drawings technically not required on filing date
For as long as I can remember, in order for a nonprovisional utility patent application to be awarded the all important filing date you had to file …
Patent Drafting 101: The Basics of Describing Your Invention in a Patent Application
One big mistake inventors make is they will go on page after page in their draft patent application about how they came up with the idea for …
Patent Drafting for Beginners: The anatomy of a patent claim
First, every patent claim needs a preamble, which is the introductory phrase in a claim... Second, every patent claim needs a transition. The most common transitions are: “…
Patent Drafting: The Use of Relative Terminology Can Be Dangerous
The use of relative terminology, which are short-hand terms that express a certain similarity, are quite common in every day conversation, but are not always appropriate for …
Patent Drafting: Distinctly identifying the invention in exact terms
In short, a concise description of an invention is an inadequate description of an invention, period. The goal has to be to provide a full, clear, exact …
Patent Strategy: Building a patent portfolio with meaningful rights
Last week I wrote about adopting a patent strategy in order to lay the foundation for success. What the article did not touch upon, however, is how …
When Should a Do It Yourself Inventor Seek Patent Assistance?
When setting out on a new endeavor it is not wise to pursue a path to the end and then ask whether what you did was correct. …
Patent Cost: Understanding Patent Attorney Fees
Fees for patent attorneys are going to vary quite significantly depending upon the geographical market and the attorney's level experience. Based on 2011 economic data, the national average …
The Cost of Obtaining a Patent in the US
Estimating US patent costs is a difficult matter because so much depends on the technology involved, but answering "it depends" is not particularly insightful or helpful. What …
How to Know When You’re Ready to File a Nonprovisional Patent Application
Holding a provisional patent application pending, but failing to file a nonprovisional patent application by the one year deadline, means you lose the right to that filing …
Understanding Patent Claims
In order to obtain exclusive rights on an invention the law requires that the patent applicant particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the …
Utility Patent Applications – Content and Substance
In order to obtain a utility patent one must file what is referred to as a non-provisional application or a non-provisional utility application. It is called “non-provisional” …
An Overview of the U.S. Patent Process
The first time you will substantively hear from the examiner is when the examiner issues what is referred to as a First Office Action on the Merits (…
