Patent Application Drafting 101: Black and White Drawings
Jun 24, 2013
Drawings
Information on drawing requirements is based substantially on 37 CFR 1.84. Black and white drawings are normally required. India ink, or its equivalent that secures black solid lines, must b...
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Patent Application Drafting 101: Application filing requirements for continuation and continuing
Jun 24, 2013
Continued prosecution (nonprovisional) and continuing applications
Continued prosecution (nonprovisional) application (37 C.F.R. 1.53 (d)): A continuation or divisional application (but not a continua...
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Patent Application Drafting 101: Application filing requirements for provisional
Jun 24, 2013
Application filing requirements for provisional
Provisional application (37 C.F.R. 1.53 (c)): The filing date of a provisional application is the date on which a specification as prescribed by the fir...
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Patent Application Drafting 101: Application filing requirements for nonprovisional
Jun 24, 2013
Application filing requirements
Nonprovisional application (37 C.F.R. 1.53 (b)): The filing date of an application for patent filed under 37 C.F.R. 1.53 (c) is the date on which a specification as pr...
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Patent Application Drafting 101: The format of the patent application
Jun 24, 2013
The format of the patent application
During the November 2007 Trilateral Conference, the USPTO, the European Patent Office (EPO), and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) agreed on a common application form...
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Patent Application Drafting 101: Patentable Subject Matter
Jun 23, 2013
Patentable Subject Matter
The patent law specifies the general field of subject matter that can be patented and the conditions under which a patent may be obtained.
Patentable subject matter includes...
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Patent Application Drafting 101: Pre-filing patentability searches
Jun 23, 2013
2) Pre-filing patentability searches
First, review the list of what can and cannot be patented and determine if your invention falls into one of those categories.
Second, learn the basics of the pa...
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Patent Application Drafting 101: Introduction
Jun 23, 2013
Patent Application Drafting 101
1) Introduction
A patent is an intellectual property exclusionary right granted by the Government of the United States of America to an inventor to exclude others fro...
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Chargeability and Cross Chargeability
Jun 20, 2013
Chargeability and Cross Chargeability
Visa Chargeability refers to which country you belong, when applying for a Green Card. Generally, your visa number is charged to the country in which you were born...
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REVERSE PAYMENT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS (PAY FOR DELAY)
Jun 19, 2013
REVERSE PAYMENT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS (PAY FOR DELAY)
The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, also known as the Hatch-Waxman Act, was designed to promote cheap generics as ...
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