Category Archives: Patents

The non-provisional patent application is examined by an examiner at the Patent Office approximately one year after filing and typically all of the claims are rejected by the examiner.  We then have a chance to respond to his/her rejections, a … Continue reading →

A person can do their own patent searching, by accessing two databases which are available to the public.  One is the google patents database, and the other is the USPTO patent database.

Once the inventor has made a decision to proceed with filing a patent application for his/her invention, the type of application must be considered. Provisional Patent Application: A provisional patent application is less formal application which allows a person to … Continue reading →