Types of Patents Types of Patent Applications
v PRODUCT (Manufacture) v Accelerated Examination (12 months process)
v MACHINE v Provisional Patent
v PROCESS v Non-provisional Patent (Regular)
v COMPOSITION OF MATTER v Design Patent
v PLANT v Plant Patent
v DESIGN v International Registration
v BUSINESS METHOD
v SOFTWARE
WHAT IS A PATENT?
A patent for an invention is a grant of a property right, issued by an authorized patent office of a country, such as the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for a limited term, normally up to 20 years, that allows the right holder to exclude others from making, using, importing, offering for sale, or selling the invention in the country where the right was obtained.
Patents are valid only in the country where they are granted. As of this writing, there are no international patents; however there are international treaties, such as the Paris Convention and the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which facilitate the securing of the same registration date and national stage prosecution.
HOW TO OBTAIN A PATENT?
An IPBC Patent Attorney can help you draft and present your application and defend your patent rights. CONTACT IPBC
WHY APPLY IN THE USA FIRST?
Some persuasive reasons to request a patent first in the USA before any other country
Patent rights for the first to INVENT v. First to apply
Relative Novelty (up to 1 year after publication and offer for sale) v. Absolute Novelty
SOFTWARE Patents v. None
BUSINESS Patents v. None
Patents on alternative novel uses v. None*
Unlimited independent claims v. Only one independent claim*
Granted within 12 MONTHS (accelerated process) v. 5 to 10 YEARS
Normal process 24 to 36 MONTHS v. 5 to 10 YEARS
Patents drafted by Attorneys that are also Engineers/Scientists v. ¿?
Drafted for the Jury/Judge v. Drafted for the Examiner
Patent examined by USPTO experts v. Examined by ¿?
Judicial safeguards v. ¿?
Patent application date in 24 hours v. ¿?
Licensing of a USA patent v. Licensing of a ¿? patent
Patent specialized courts and judges v. General Judges
Immediate access to the World largest commercial and financial market
Total lower costs
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