Each patent application has several forms that must be filled out and submitted. A list of these forms can be found here.Patent Center Overview provides details on how to file an application in Patent Center. Quick Clinic Video Series. The US allows inventors to file a patent application for up to one year after public disclosure. The ultimate objective for the filing of Non-Provisional Patent Applications is to move the technology into the commercial market for the betterment of society. Most importantly, patent applications must be filed within one year of the date an invention is publicly disclosed. U.S. Patents are enforceable only in the United States.