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Atricle Dump - Patents & Inventions: So You Have An Idea -- So What?
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Q: Will the USPTO help me pick an attorney or agent to do my search or prepare my application?
A: No. The USPTO cannot make this choice for you. The Office does maintain a list of registered attorneys and agents. Also some bar associations have lawyer referral services that may help you. If you have a general attorney, although he can’t help you directly if he isn’t a registered attorney with the USPTO, he may help you with a referral.
Q: Will the USPTO advise me about whether or not a certain promotion firm is reliable and trustworthy?
A: No. The USPTO has no direct control over such organizations. While the USPTO does not investigate complaints about invention promoters or promotion firms - or get involved in any legal proceedings relating to such firms - there is a public forum to publish complaints against such firms. The protections you have from patent promotion firms is spelled out in laws passed in 1999. These promotion firms
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Well, the first thing to do is get all your ducks in a row. Start a hard-bound journal and put everything in writing. Draw pictures or diagrams of how your invention works. Date and sign each page, and get someone you trust to look at it and date and sign too.
Then, get ready to spend some money. Sorry, but it takes money to get things going. If your idea is worth anything - which you can find out through the process - you should file for a patent.
A patent gives you 20 years from the filing date the right to keep others from making or selling your invention without your permission. That gives you time to develop and sell your invention in the marketplace. Believe me or not, getting the patent may be the easiest part. About 99% is in the development and marketing of the idea.
To get a patent it is best to find a registered patent attorney or agent. I know, attorneys are sharks. But in this case, their knowledge will get through the government bureaucracy a lot faster and easier than you can by yourself.
To give you an idea of what you are going to face when getting into the patent process, here are some FAQ’s to help you understand better - maybe.
PATENT FAQ’s
Q: What do the terms “patent pending” and “patent applied for” mean?
A: They are used by the inventor - or his manufacturer or seller of his product - to inform the public that a patent application has been filed with the Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). You can be fined if you use these terms falsely and deceive the public.
Q: Is there any danger that the USPTO will give others information contained in my patent application while it is pending?
A: No. All patent applications are kept in strictest secrecy until the patent is issued. After the patent is issued your file is made available in the USPTO Files Information Room for inspection by anyone and copies of the files may be purchased from the USPTO. (The Files Information Room is where searchers go to prepare their patent searches - which are needed to complete a patent application)
Q: May I write directly to the USPTO about my application after it is filed?
A: The USPTO will answer questions regarding the status of the application, whether it has been rejected, allowed, or pending action. BUT, if you have an attorney representing you, the Office will not correspond with both of you. The best practice is for all comments be forwarded through your attorney. Another thing - it can take some time before your application will be assigned to an examiner, and what is called an “office action” will happen. Patience is needed.
Q: Do you actually have to go to the USPTO to do business with them?
No. Most business with the USPTO is done in writing and through correspondence. Interviews with Examiners are sometimes necessary (and sometimes helpful) but a lot of them are done by phone by your attorney. The expense of a trip to D. C. is seldom necessary.
Q: If two or more persons work together to make an invention, who gets the patent?
A: If each person had a share in the ideas forming the invention, they are considered joint inventors and a patent will be issued jointly if they make it through the application process. BUT, if one person provided all the ideas for the invention - and the other person(s) has only followed instructions in making the invention, the person with the ideas would be considered the sole inventor - meaning the patent application and the patent itself shall be in his/her name alone.
Q: What if one person supplies all the ideas to make an invention - and another person either employs him and/or comes up with the money to build and test the invention - should the patent application be filed jointly?
A: NO. The application MUST be signed by the TRUE INVENTOR - and filed with the USPTO in the true inventor’s name. This is one time money doesn’t count. It is the person with the ideas - not the employer - not the money man - that gets the patent. If the greedy, blood-sucking, viperous, money-grubbing, creatively non- contributing money man or boss wants any part of the invention, he would have to get his hold through a contract or license on the invention - not the patent itself.
Q: Does the USPTO control the fees charged by patent attorneys and agents for their services?
A: No. This is strictly a matter between you and the attorney or agent. Fees vary - as do attorneys and agents. You should feel comfortable with your choice. It would be best to ask up front for estimates on charges for: (a) a patent search; (b) The preparation of a patent application; (c) drawings to accompany the application; and, (d) the prosecution of the application before the USPTO. (NOTE: an attorney can only give you estimates. The cost of a search, and the application with drawings is pretty well determinable up front. But the prosecution step depends on the Examiner and what he does and doesn’t like about your application. There may be amendments that have to be made (expect at least one), and negotiations to transpire, which all take time and effort from the attorney)
Q: Will the USPTO help me pick an attorney or agent to do my search or prepare my application?
A: No. The USPTO cannot make this choice for you. The Office does maintain a list of registered attorneys and agents. Also some bar associations have lawyer referral services that may help you. If you have a general attorney, although he can’t help you directly if he isn’t a registered attorney with the USPTO, he may help you with a referral.
Q: Will the USPTO advise me about whether or not a certain promotion firm is reliable and trustworthy?
A: No. The USPTO has no direct control over such organizations. While the USPTO does not investigate complaints about invention promoters or promotion firms - or get involved in any legal proceedings relating to such firms - there is a public forum to publish complaints against such firms. The protections you have from patent promotion firms is spelled out in laws passed in 1999. These promotion firms
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PATENT FAQ’s
Q: What do the terms “patent pending” and “patent applied for” mean?
A: They are used by the inventor - or his manufacturer or seller of his product - to inform the public that a patent application has been filed with the Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). You can be fined if you use these terms falsely and deceive the public.
Q: Is there any danger that the USPTO will give others information contained in my patent application while it is pending?
A: No. All patent applications are kept in strictest secrecy until the patent is issued. After the patent is issued your file is made available in the USPTO Files Information Room for inspection by anyone and copies of the files may be purchased from the USPTO. (The Files Information Room is where searchers go to prepare their patent searches - which are needed to complete a patent application)
Q: May I write directly to the USPTO about my application after it is filed?
A: The USPTO will answer questions regarding the status of the application, whether it has been rejected, allowed, or pending action. BUT, if you have an attorney representing you, the Office will not correspond with both of you. The best practice is for all comments be forwarded through your attorney. Another thing - it can take some time before your application will be assigned to an examiner, and what is called an “office action” will happen. Patience is needed.
Q: Do you actually have to go to the USPTO to do business with them?
No. Most business with the USPTO is done in writing and through correspondence. Interviews with Examiners are sometimes necessary (and sometimes helpful) but a lot of them are done by phone by your attorney. The expense of a trip to D. C. is seldom necessary.
Q: If two or more persons work together to make an invention, who gets the patent?
A: If each person had a share in the ideas forming the invention, they are considered joint inventors and a patent will be issued jointly if they make it through the application process. BUT, if one person provided all the ideas for the invention - and the other person(s) has only followed instructions in making the invention, the person with the ideas would be considered the sole inventor - meaning the patent application and the patent itself shall be in his/her name alone.
Q: What if one person supplies all the ideas to make an invention - and another person either employs him and/or comes up with the money to build and test the invention - should the patent application be filed jointly?
A: NO. The application MUST be signed by the TRUE INVENTOR - and filed with the USPTO in the true inventor’s name. This is one time money doesn’t count. It is the person with the ideas - not the employer - not the money man - that gets the patent. If the greedy, blood-sucking, viperous, money-grubbing, creatively non- contributing money man or boss wants any part of the invention, he would have to get his hold through a contract or license on the invention - not the patent itself.
Q: Does the USPTO control the fees charged by patent attorneys and agents for their services?
A: No. This is strictly a matter between you and the attorney or agent. Fees vary - as do attorneys and agents. You should feel comfortable with your choice. It would be best to ask up front for estimates on charges for: (a) a patent search; (b) The preparation of a patent application; (c) drawings to accompany the application; and, (d) the prosecution of the application before the USPTO. (NOTE: an attorney can only give you estimates. The cost of a search, and the application with drawings is pretty well determinable up front. But the prosecution step depends on the Examiner and what he does and doesn’t like about your application. There may be amendments that have to be made (expect at least one), and negotiations to transpire, which all take time and effort from the attorney)
Q: Will the USPTO help me pick an attorney or agent to do my search or prepare my application?
A: No. The USPTO cannot make this choice for you. The Office does maintain a list of registered attorneys and agents. Also some bar associations have lawyer referral services that may help you. If you have a general attorney, although he can’t help you directly if he isn’t a registered attorney with the USPTO, he may help you with a referral.
Q: Will the USPTO advise me about whether or not a certain promotion firm is reliable and trustworthy?
A: No. The USPTO has no direct control over such organizations. While the USPTO does not investigate complaints about invention promoters or promotion firms - or get involved in any legal proceedings relating to such firms - there is a public forum to publish complaints against such firms. The protections you have from patent promotion firms is spelled out in laws passed in 1999. These promotion firms
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Q: Do you actually have to go to the USPTO to do business with them?
No. Most business with the USPTO is done in writing and through correspondence. Interviews with Examiners are sometimes necessary (and sometimes helpful) but a lot of them are done by phone by your attorney. The expense of a trip to D. C. is seldom necessary.
Q: If two or more persons work together to make an invention, who gets the patent?
A: If each person had a share in the ideas forming the invention, they are considered joint inventors and a patent will be issued jointly if they make it through the application process. BUT, if one person provided all the ideas for the invention - and the other person(s) has only followed instructions in making the invention, the person with the ideas would be considered the sole inventor - meaning the patent application and the patent itself shall be in his/her name alone.
Q: What if one person supplies all the ideas to make an invention - and another person either employs him and/or comes up with the money to build and test the invention - should the patent application be filed jointly?
A: NO. The application MUST be signed by the TRUE INVENTOR - and filed with the USPTO in the true inventor’s name. This is one time money doesn’t count. It is the person with the ideas - not the employer - not the money man - that gets the patent. If the greedy, blood-sucking, viperous, money-grubbing, creatively non- contributing money man or boss wants any part of the invention, he would have to get his hold through a contract or license on the invention - not the patent itself.
Q: Does the USPTO control the fees charged by patent attorneys and agents for their services?
A: No. This is strictly a matter between you and the attorney or agent. Fees vary - as do attorneys and agents. You should feel comfortable with your choice. It would be best to ask up front for estimates on charges for: (a) a patent search; (b) The preparation of a patent application; (c) drawings to accompany the application; and, (d) the prosecution of the application before the USPTO. (NOTE: an attorney can only give you estimates. The cost of a search, and the application with drawings is pretty well determinable up front. But the prosecution step depends on the Examiner and what he does and doesn’t like about your application. There may be amendments that have to be made (expect at least one), and negotiations to transpire, which all take time and effort from the attorney)
Q: Will the USPTO help me pick an attorney or agent to do my search or prepare my application?
A: No. The USPTO cannot make this choice for you. The Office does maintain a list of registered attorneys and agents. Also some bar associations have lawyer referral services that may help you. If you have a general attorney, although he can’t help you directly if he isn’t a registered attorney with the USPTO, he may help you with a referral.
Q: Will the USPTO advise me about whether or not a certain promotion firm is reliable and trustworthy?
A: No. The USPTO has no direct control over such organizations. While the USPTO does not investigate complaints about invention promoters or promotion firms - or get involved in any legal proceedings relating to such firms - there is a public forum to publish complaints against such firms. The protections you have from patent promotion firms is spelled out in laws passed in 1999. These promotion firms
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A: NO. The application MUST be signed by the TRUE INVENTOR - and filed with the USPTO in the true inventor’s name. This is one time money doesn’t count. It is the person with the ideas - not the employer - not the money man - that gets the patent. If the greedy, blood-sucking, viperous, money-grubbing, creatively non- contributing money man or boss wants any part of the invention, he would have to get his hold through a contract or license on the invention - not the patent itself.
Q: Does the USPTO control the fees charged by patent attorneys and agents for their services?
A: No. This is strictly a matter between you and the attorney or agent. Fees vary - as do attorneys and agents. You should feel comfortable with your choice. It would be best to ask up front for estimates on charges for: (a) a patent search; (b) The preparation of a patent application; (c) drawings to accompany the application; and, (d) the prosecution of the application before the USPTO. (NOTE: an attorney can only give you estimates. The cost of a search, and the application with drawings is pretty well determinable up front. But the prosecution step depends on the Examiner and what he does and doesn’t like about your application. There may be amendments that have to be made (expect at least one), and negotiations to transpire, which all take time and effort from the attorney)
Q: Will the USPTO help me pick an attorney or agent to do my search or prepare my application?
A: No. The USPTO cannot make this choice for you. The Office does maintain a list of registered attorneys and agents. Also some bar associations have lawyer referral services that may help you. If you have a general attorney, although he can’t help you directly if he isn’t a registered attorney with the USPTO, he may help you with a referral.
Q: Will the USPTO advise me about whether or not a certain promotion firm is reliable and trustworthy?
A: No. The USPTO has no direct control over such organizations. While the USPTO does not investigate complaints about invention promoters or promotion firms - or get involved in any legal proceedings relating to such firms - there is a public forum to publish complaints against such firms. The protections you have from patent promotion firms is spelled out in laws passed in 1999. These promotion firms
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Q: Will the USPTO help me pick an attorney or agent to do my search or prepare my application?
A: No. The USPTO cannot make this choice for you. The Office does maintain a list of registered attorneys and agents. Also some bar associations have lawyer referral services that may help you. If you have a general attorney, although he can’t help you directly if he isn’t a registered attorney with the USPTO, he may help you with a referral.
Q: Will the USPTO advise me about whether or not a certain promotion firm is reliable and trustworthy?
A: No. The USPTO has no direct control over such organizations. While the USPTO does not investigate complaints about invention promoters or promotion firms - or get involved in any legal proceedings relating to such firms - there is a public forum to publish complaints against such firms. The protections you have from patent promotion firms is spelled out in laws passed in 1999. These promotion firms have specific duties of disclosure under this act. [See http://www.gadgets-gizmos- inventions.com for more info]
Q: Are there any organizations that can tell me how and where I may be able to get some assistance in developing and marketing my invention?
A: Yes. Organizations in your community - such as Chambers of Commerce and banks - may be able to help. Many communities have locally financed “business incubators” or industrial development organizations that can help you locate manufacturers and vulture (I mean Venture) capitalists that might be interested in helping you. Do your homework - check, check, check - and be careful. Q: Are there any state government agencies that can help in developing and marketing my invention?
A: Yes. Nearly all states have state planning and development agencies or departments of commerce and industry that seek new products and articles to manufacture, or processes to assist existing manufacturers and communities in the state. A lot of these agencies are online - or at least have listings in telephone books. If all else fails - write your state governor’s office.
Q: Can the USPTO help me in developing and marketing my invention?
A: No. the USPTO cannot act or advise concerning any business transactions or arrangements that are involved in the development and marketing of an invention. They will publish the fact that your patent is available for licensing or sale in the Official Gazette - at your request and for a fee.
Q: How do I start?
A: First, of course, you have to have an idea. Then that idea has to be put down in a form so that it can be understood at least by a person that is experienced in the field of endeavor that concerns the invention. This usually is a written description and a drawing. Whatever it takes to explain the invention.
The next step is a patent search - to see if someone else has come up with a similar idea. A lot of times this is the case. And, a lot of times your idea may be enough of an improvement to be unique enough for a new patent. There are search firms available - and most patent attorneys have access to their own favorites. It is best to commit only to the patent search at first. Do not sign a contract for anything else just in case the search finds your invention with no way to find “novelty” and “non- obviousness.”
If the search report looks good (watch out for the hype artists), it is time for commitment. Choose your attorney and let it fly.
It is possible to file a patent application by yourself - but really - it is like you going into a restaurant in Paris, France that is, and trying to order from the menu. unless you know and speak the language, you won’t get what you want. In the case of a patent, the USPTO will throw you out - even if your invention is great - because the application does not speak their language.
© 2006 Gary Cogley
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