What technical invention information should you send to your patent attorney for filing a utility patent application? When you’re ready to move forward with a utility patent application, you will need to provide sufficient technical information to enable your patent attorney to understand your invention. We often receive questions regarding the amount of information and […]
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How to read a patent: Utility vs. design patents
How to read a patent While design patents are straightforward, utility patents can be confusing to understand. You have the claims which read like a foreign language. And then you have the written description which typically discloses details that seem to be more specific than what you find in the claims. How do we make […]
Patent grace period: Can you patent an invention after showing it?
Can inventions be publicly disclosed prior to filing a US patent application? The US patent system is different from the patent laws of most foreign countries in that US allows inventors to make public disclosures of their inventions prior to filing a US patent application. Most foreign patent offices would disqualify an invention from patent […]