Recently Asked Questions - Patent Process

withdrawing a provisional patent application In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/28/2011 How do I withdraw a provisional patent application I filed in the USPTO   Read More    Answer

Name Patent In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/17/2011 I want to patent a dietary supplement. Where do I start?   Read More    Answer

Purchasing a patent to overcome objections from PTO In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/5/2011 My patent application has been repeatedly rejected by the PTO as being anticipated by another patent. This patent is quite different than mine but it has a feature that is very similar. If I were to purchase...   Read More    Answer

Provisional Patent renewal In Patent Process    -  updated on 1/25/2011 Can a Provisional Patent be renewed after the expiration of 12 months   Read More    Answer

Patent certificates of correction In Patent Process    -  updated on 1/25/2011 Can a patent have multiple certificates of correction? I am a law student with an assignment to draft a patent infringement complaint (we were given an actual real patent number) and I must determine if ther...   Read More    Answer

accounting In Patent Process    -  updated on 1/14/2011 what are the factors for the rise of patent rights   Read More    Answer

obtaining a patent In Patent Process    -  updated on 1/3/2011 whats the easiest,and more affordable way to patent an idea?   Read More    Answer

How to file a petition for Notice of Abandonment? In Patent Process    -  updated on 12/31/2010 We have received notice of Allowance and Fee Due(PTOL-85) On September 8, 2010. We contacted with USPTO Inventor Assistance Center by phone. An retired examiner told us that we have four months to respond si...   Read More    Answer

Inventor Rights regarding 37 CFR 1.47(b) Petition In Patent Process    -  updated on 12/12/2010 Inventor Rights regarding "37 CFR 1.47(b) Petition" How does an Inventor let the Commissioner for Patents know a Declaration stating proof of priority interest AND statement that a court in the jurisdiction...   Read More    Answer

We got our patent approved today! In Patent Process    -  updated on 12/11/2010 We just want to motivate everyone out there that you can do it! My husband and I couldn't afford an attorney but we read books and used places like Patent Express to help us find our way and it happened. It ...   Read More    Answer