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US Nonprovisional Patent Application

Posted on May 12, 2015 by verx in Patent servises

In the US, there are three types of patents: utility, design and plant patents. The most common is utility patent, which is for useful invention. The requirements for the invention patentability include novelty, non-obviousness and utility of the invention. Patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by the state to the inventor or...

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U.S. PROVISIONAL APPLICATION

Posted on May 11, 2015 by verx in Patent servises

Filing a provisional application for patent which was designed to provide a lower-cost first patent filing in the United States, the fee is currently $130*. It establishes an early filing date, but does not...

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PCT PROCESS: INTERNATIONAL PATENT APPLICATION

Posted on May 11, 2015 by verx in Patent servises

Modern global economy and markets often require protection of your idea in many countries. The reason for that is the fact that patents are geographically limited, they are valid only in particular country. How to obtain protection in a foreign country? A common way of pursuing patent rights outside your home country is to...

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PATENT MAINTENANCE

Posted on May 11, 2015 by verx in Patent servises

There are no annuity fees for patent or patent application in United States.

The maintenance fees are paid on the 4^th, 8^th, and 12^th years of patent live. The corresponding fees are the following (as of today, April 9, 2015): $800, $1800, $3700 for small entity (individual inventors or companies less than...

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RESTRICTION REQUIREMENT

Posted on May 11, 2015 by verx in Patent servises

RESTRICTION REQUIREMENT In many case we get restriction requirement as a first Office Action. This means that the examiner found more than one invention in the claims of your patent application, and you have to choose only one for further examination. Response to this Office Action has to be submitted. In any case – if...

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OFFICE ACTION RESPONSE

Posted on May 10, 2015 by verx in Patent servises

Only less than 5% of US patent application get allowance right away after their first examination. In majority of the case we receive a rejection as a first Office Action. After received a non-final rejection, we prepare the response with the arguments why the prior art listed by the examiner does not disclosed the claimed invention. At...

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Patent procedure

Posted on May 10, 2015 by verx in Patent servises

FILING

Prepare the description of your invention ( with drawings) DESCRIPTION OF YOUR INVENTION
Discuss your material with Patent Hatchery ( we can sign NDA if needed, however our profession assumes confidentiality)
Develop strategy, which includes

(a) filing/not filing U.S. provisional application; prov-application (b) performing patent search and patentability analysis; PATENT SEARCH (c) filing U.S. nonprovisional...

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