In the patent prosecution process, you must be wondering what Office Action means and how you should respond to it. This is a vital part of your patent process because it determines whether your application will be accepted or not. You must have an understanding of what Office Actions are and what the best way[…]
You must file a provisional patent application if your invention is still in the development stage. It allows you to secure a priority date for your application. You get a 12 month period to file a complete application from the date of filing the application. You need not describe everything about the invention; just a[…]
You may use both the Provisional patent application and Non-Provisional patent application separately to make your invention patentable. A Non-Provisional patent application requests the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) to issue a utility patent. This Patent type protects IP rights for anything useful, novel, and non-obvious: New Machine or a newer version with[…]
During the patent prosecution process, a very important factor is the subject matter eligibility. In simple words, it explains how office personnel at the USPTO should evaluate patent claims. At the start of 2019, January 7 to be precise, the USPTO revised its guidance to provide more clarity on the subject matter eligibility criteria (35[…]
It is essential to write a patent claim in order to define the scope of the invention. Writing a patent claim means writing the details of the invention which one needs to furnish while drafting the patent application. Once you draft a patent claim, it becomes difficult to extend the protection beyond the patent claims.[…]
Are you the one who invented it? Or is there any prior art? Do the patent search services verify if the technology already exists or is it owned by someone else? Thus, to know about all the prior arts before initiating the R&D work, we need patent search services. It also searches for existing similar[…]
A patent claim is that part of the patent specification which defines the boundaries of patent protection. Provisional patent claims outline the elements of an invention that protect the invention from others using it illegally. Hence, claims ensure appropriate enablement and disclosure in instances where one processes the provisional application quickly or on a small[…]
The domain of patents is complex, and chances are, you will require the assistance of a Patent Paralegal. First, you must understand the role of a patent paralegal and then get into the responsibilities. Finally, we’ll explain how to become a patent paralegal. The patent process involves a large amount of legal, technical and communicative[…]
[responsivevoice_button] People come up with amazing inventions – highly purposeful, commercial with a dream of getting it patented. But, what becomes important at this stage is to write a patent application. The patent filing requirements of USPTO and other patent offices are quite particular. Hence, it is prudent to write a patent that is precise,[…]
A patent claim is that part of the patent specification which defines the boundaries of patent protection. Writing patent claims mean writing the details and claims of the invention which one needs to furnish while filling the patent application. They form the base of the protection of the patents. Patent claims explain the limits of[…]
