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Utility patent application: may be filed by anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.
There are three types of patents: utility, design and plant. Utility and plant patent applications can be provisional and nonprovisional. Provisional applications may not be filed for design inventions.
Understanding and meeting these three basic requirements—novelty, non-obviousness, and utility—is vital for any inventor seeking patent protection. The patent application process is both rigorous and meticulous, demanding a strategic approach to intellectual property protection.
Patent applications: the three criteria Novelty. This means that your invention must not have been made public – not even by yourself – before the date of the application. Inventive step. This means that your product or process must be an inventive solution. Industrial applicability.
A nonprovisional utility patent application must include a specification, including a description and a claim or claims; drawings, when necessary; an oath or declaration; and the prescribed filing, search, and examination fees. Patent Center accepts electronic documents formatted in DOCX.
A nonprovisional utility patent application can be filed with the USPTO through the Office's electronic filing system called Patent Center, 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.
Requirements for filing a provisional application: A detailed written description of the invention including drawings. Title of the invention. Name(s) of all inventors. Inventor(s) residence(s) Name and registration number of attorney or agent and docket number (if applicable) Correspondence address.
You can file a patent application on behalf of yourself or your co-inventors. Alternatively, you can hire a registered patent agent or attorney to file your application for you. Patent applications require both legal and technical expertise and even small mistakes can dramatically compromise the value of the patent.