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Filing a U.S. utility patent application is the official way to have your invention evaluated and protected by the United States Patent Office. The word ‘utility’ means only that your invention is useful and not obvious in light of the closest previous inventions which may exist. Sometimes, people get caught up with the words. A utility patent application is the main way of having your invention filed and protected with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
You must file a utility patent application within 1 year of any previous provisional patent application filing. In addition, within 12 months of the utility patent application filing, you must decide whether you want your invention protected internationally or not.
In the Plus Package, Patent Express asks you a few simple online questions and prepares and files all the necessary paperwork for you to have your utility patent application filed with the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Basic claims are drafted based on a structured template based on your responses to the questionnaire. Reminders are automatically sent to you through Patent Express, so you won’t forget important dates after filing.
Get started on your utility patent application today!
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