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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…

What should you ask for in a second opinion? So you have a nagging feeling that something is not right with your pending patent application,…

What is the design patent application process? The design patent process is much simpler than that of a utility patent. Costs for obtaining a design…

How to read utility patent claims In terms of what a utility patent covers, claims matter the most. Yet, they are the least understood. Attempting…

How long is the utility patent application process? The USPTO is notorious for its backlog of examining utility nonprovisional patent applications. First-time utility patent applicants…

What happens after your nonprovisional utility patent application is filed? So your utility nonprovisional patent application has been filed. Now what? Expect a long wait…

What is an AFCP request? The After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP) Program 2.0 is a continuing effort by the USPTO to streamline responses to Final…

Strict USPTO Rules for Design Patent Drawings The USPTO has strict standards for US design patent drawings. These strict rules govern which views are required…

USPTO Cost Differences Between a Large and Small Entity At the outset, one of the first questions we ask a corporate patent applicant is the…

Need an NDA to talk to patent attorney? It’s a common question I get from startups, inventors, entrepreneurs and basically anyone starting up a new…

What are the differences between provisional and nonprovisional patent applications? A nonprovisional patent application is normally considered the regular utility patent application. It is what…

Why not file a design patent application? If you are in the business of innovation, you can’t ignore design patents. And if you’re going to…