Patents
Christopher Black, MGT 386, 12/04/2008
A patent for an invention is the grant of a property right to the inventor, issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (http://www.uspto.gov/go/pac/doc/general/#patent). Technically a patent is used in order to make sure that other people cannot use your invention for any reason. After receiving a patent you have 17 years from the date the application was filed. These patents are only enforced within the borders of the United States. Typically there are three different types of patents. Utility patents are those that are granted to an inventor or a person that discovers any new process, machine, composition of matter, or improvement of any kind. Design patents are used for a case when a person invents a new article of manufacture and a plant patents is granted for a discovery or new invention of a plant and asexually reproduces it. After an inventor has established a product it is important to make sure that they follow the proper guidelines to protect the product. It can be expensive and usually requires a patent attorney. To receive a U.S patent there are twelve steps that should be taken for the inventors safety. For example, the inventor of the memory card, data exchange system, and date exchange method that filed for the patent November 27, 2008 had to follow these next steps (http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2008/0295180.html). First, preparation and submission of a disclosure in written form to designated company managers of the idea for initial review and summary evaluation. It is then reviewed by designated company managers of the idea and then its technical working essentials are identified and determined if they meet the patent merit requirements. The company managers then decide whether and how to proceed with commercial development of the idea and whether or not to seek patent protection. Next, an in-person meeting with the inventor, patent counsel, and company managers is held to help determine and decide what is or should be the broadest possible innovation in commercial and non-commercial terms; and to detail and characterize inventorship, the number and types of commercial formats, kinds of variations, preferred embodiments and minimum essential parts, operation limits and optimal use ranges. Then, the first draft text of the patent application is prepared, revision of the first draft, a second draft is prepared and the final changes are made to the application. Lastly, the required documents and fee payments are submitted along with the final approved patent application manuscript (http://ezinearticles.com/?Twelve-Steps-To-Filing-A-U.S.-Patent-Application&id=253307.). This total process results in at very least 58 hours of time and $9,360. A patent search is not necessary but is highly recommended. In order to receive the proper credit for your product a patent is necessary. Receiving a patent is hard work, expensive, and time consuming but in the end it is worth it.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Steps to File for a Patent
-Steps to file for a patent-
By Melanie Brown, MGT 386, 12/5/2008
1. You must have a title for an invention
2. An attorney docket number is not required but may help when searching for the patent application
3. First name of the inventor.
4. There is an option for a middle name but it is not required.
5. Last name must be provided
- Each inventor must be named, using the steps listed above, but the first name will be the first named inventor.
6. A correspondence address must be provide if the eFiler does not have a customer number
-customer numbers will be provided by the USPTO and are used to simplify the submission of an address change, to appoint a practitioner, or to designate the fee address for a patent.
7. List the files that need to be submitted. Files that are submitted must be in .pdf, .txt, or .zip format.
-you must select the option yes or no if your .pdf file has multiple documents.
8. Use the category box to describe the document overall.
9. The document description box is provided to describe all the form and documents that are received and processed in the USPTO. The descriptions should have corresponding document code which are established and managed in IFW.
10. You are given the option to review your files and attach more files if needed.
11. Select your current business is a large entity or small entity.
12. Select if you are changing your business size from a large entity or small entity, or visa versa.
13. Select all patent application filing fees that apply to you.
14. Select all claims that apply to your application as well.
15. Select your petition filing fee that apply to your application.
16. Confirm and submit your application.
17. Pay fees
18. Confirm the method of payment you have chosen.
19. Save and/or print out receipt.
http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/sandbox/efs0-3-0.htm
I believe that a patent search is necessary. You have to be extremely detailed when filing for your patent. You also need to know if someone else has already had any of the same idea as you. Also being more detailed keeps other people from using your ideas. The more detailed you can be the better off you will be.
By Melanie Brown, MGT 386, 12/5/2008
1. You must have a title for an invention
2. An attorney docket number is not required but may help when searching for the patent application
3. First name of the inventor.
4. There is an option for a middle name but it is not required.
5. Last name must be provided
- Each inventor must be named, using the steps listed above, but the first name will be the first named inventor.
6. A correspondence address must be provide if the eFiler does not have a customer number
-customer numbers will be provided by the USPTO and are used to simplify the submission of an address change, to appoint a practitioner, or to designate the fee address for a patent.
7. List the files that need to be submitted. Files that are submitted must be in .pdf, .txt, or .zip format.
-you must select the option yes or no if your .pdf file has multiple documents.
8. Use the category box to describe the document overall.
9. The document description box is provided to describe all the form and documents that are received and processed in the USPTO. The descriptions should have corresponding document code which are established and managed in IFW.
10. You are given the option to review your files and attach more files if needed.
11. Select your current business is a large entity or small entity.
12. Select if you are changing your business size from a large entity or small entity, or visa versa.
13. Select all patent application filing fees that apply to you.
14. Select all claims that apply to your application as well.
15. Select your petition filing fee that apply to your application.
16. Confirm and submit your application.
17. Pay fees
18. Confirm the method of payment you have chosen.
19. Save and/or print out receipt.
http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/sandbox/efs0-3-0.htm
I believe that a patent search is necessary. You have to be extremely detailed when filing for your patent. You also need to know if someone else has already had any of the same idea as you. Also being more detailed keeps other people from using your ideas. The more detailed you can be the better off you will be.
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