Steps to Filing A Patent Application: Step 1 – Filing/First Action
Oct 28, 2013
Step 1: Filing/First Action Prior to Examination
Track One Prioritized Patent Examination Program
The Track One program is an expedited, fee-based application method. According to the USPTO, this pro...
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USPTO Offers Free Information to Assist Patent Applicants
Oct 21, 2013
The patent application process to secure a US Patent takes time, and must be completed through a specific series of tasks. The research and testing required for various technological advances in the ar...
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Does Your Chemical or Biotechnological Invention Satisfy the Requirement of Utility?
Aug 12, 2013
Chemists often isolate or synthesize new compounds without knowing whether their compounds will have any practical or specific utility. As such, the utility requirement under 35 U.S.C 101 is often a t...
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Has the Patent Examiner Established A Prima Facie Case For Obviousness?
Aug 09, 2013
In order to reject claims in a patent application for obviousness, a patent examiner must first make a factual basedprima faciecase as to why the claimed invention as a whole is obvious over the prior ...
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Is Your Invention Novel?
Aug 07, 2013
To obtain a patent for an invention, the claimed subject matter must be useful, novel and not obvious over what has already been done. In accordance with the U.S. patent systems central theme, an inven...
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Isn’t It Obvious?
Aug 05, 2013
In addition to being useful and novel, a patentable invention must advance the useful arts by not being obvious over what has already been done. To make that determination, the doctrine of obviousness ...
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Patent Claims Must Be Adequately Supported By The Specification
Aug 05, 2013
A patent allows the owner or inventor to exclude others from making, using, selling, or offering to sell their claimed invention. The claims in a patent must inform the public of the technical advances...
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Patenting Biotechnology and Methods of Medical Treatment
Jul 31, 2013
The ability to patent a living invention often catalyzes passionate public discussion as to whether patent law is an appropriate medium to determine the social issues of biotechnological advances. The...
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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Products
Jul 30, 2013
Microprocessors, memories, and other semiconductor chip products are composed of vast electronic circuits fabricated onto a single piece of semiconductor substrate or chip. Designers of chips quickly l...
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What Countries Should I Select For Foreign Patent Protection?
Jul 26, 2013
In order to be successful in a global economy, inventors frequently secure their patent rights throughout the world. Even with international agreements like the Paris Cooperation Treaty (PCT), issues r...
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