by Team EvansIPLaw | Jan 13, 2025 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
US PATENT APPLICATION DRAWINGS Drawings: Required if necessary to understand the subject matter to be patented A drawing necessary to understand the invention cannot be introduced after the filing date. Common mistakes found during the USPTO drawing review: Line...
by Team EvansIPLaw | Jan 13, 2025 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
APPLICATION DATA SHEET (ADS)- US Patent Application An ADS is required to: Identify applicants who are not inventors Set inventorship when an inventor’s oath is NOT being submitted until later in the prosecution Set inventorship where there are joint inventors and...
by Team EvansIPLaw | Jan 13, 2025 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
PROVISIONAL UTILITY PATENT APPLICATIONS A Provisional Utility Patent Application (PPA) provides several key benefits for inventors and businesses looking to protect their inventions: 1. Lower Cost Filing fees are significantly lower than those for non-provisional...
by Team EvansIPLaw | Jan 12, 2025 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
USPTO Office Actions What is a USPTO Office Action? An office action sets forth the basis for any objections, rejections, and allowability. What does a rejection mean? Rejections are a normal part of the process. They help define what is patentable. Often due to...
by Team EvansIPLaw | Jan 12, 2025 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
MICRO ENTITY STATUS Here’s more information to help you determine if you qualify to file a patent application and claim microentity status. If you are eligible, the USPTO will reduce most patent fees by 75%. Gross income – Use form SB/15a to certify: The applicant...
by Team EvansIPLaw | Jan 12, 2025 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
Patent Basics Here is some important information about patents What is a patent? A Property Right: Right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale a claimed invention Territorial: Protection only in territory that granted patent: NO WORLDWIDE...
