The phrase patent pending is marked on a product as a notice that its inventor has begun the process of applying for exclusive rights to use, sell, or license the product. In the U.S., it means that a provisional patent application has been submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark O...
How to file a patent 来自 ResearchGate 喜欢 0 阅读量: 18 作者: S Merrifield 摘要: Various aspects of the patent application procedures and different routes for obtaining patent protection in concerned countries are discussed. The routes for obtaining patent protection are classified in three ...
A patent is a property right. If you want to protect your invention, you need to file a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
If someone steals your work when the patent is pending, you can sue that person after you have your patent. There are repercussions for copying your invention during the patent pending process: Damages start to add up 18 months after you file your application. When the infringement is willful...
Patent Pending: The Patent Office Once complete, the patent application is sent to your Patent Office along with a submission fee, which for American inventions is the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patents usually take between two and three years to complete as you will hav...
A PPA allows you to claim “patent pending” status for your invention and is less complex than applying for an RPA. An RPA entails the complete patent examination process, explored below. 7. Work with your patent examiner If your application is incomplete, the USPTO will notify you by mail...
For a certain period of time, patent-holders are allowed to control how their inventions are used, allowing them to reap the financial rewards of their work. Patents are a palpable, legally-binding manifestation of a person's genius and innovation; they allow a person to actually own an ...
Patent Pending: The Patent Office Once complete, the patent application is sent to your Patent Office along with a submission fee, which for American inventions is the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patents usually take between two and three years to complete as you will hav...
Infrared Solutions, Inc., a Fluke Company, has developed a new infrared technology called IR-Fusion™ that blends, pixel for pixel, visible and infrared images on a single display. This article describes the patent-pending, novel, low-cost approach to solving the parallax problem of ...
Step 4: File for a patent.In the United States, you can fill out a provisional patent application (PPA) or a regular patent application (RPA). PPAs allow you to claim patent-pending status, which protects you for one year while you work on developing your idea sufficiently to obtain a ...