Recently Asked Questions - Patent Process

Provisional Patent Total Fees In Patent Process    -  updated on 6/13/2010 Hi, I have invented an improvement to an existing patent. I have constructed a working prototype at home out of household items. I am now interested in filing for a provisional patent to claim my idea(s) and...   Read More    Answer

Patent term extention In Patent Process    -  updated on 5/27/2010 please suggest me asite (free) where i get get information about the " Patent term Extention" for most of the countries.   Read More    Answer

patent applction In Patent Process    -  updated on 5/21/2010 hi. i want to know what does it mean that there is appliction for patent? like this company: www.konadnailart.com they have patent in Japen but in the US they have just appliction. does it mean that i ca...   Read More    Answer

cost of a patent In Patent Process    -  updated on 5/16/2010 im currently going threw a patent company and i am at the patent stage the are telling me that a utility patent is 10,000 dollars and 15,000 for a euro patent is this somthing i should take them up on or do ...   Read More    Answer

Forma necessary to file a utility In Patent Process    -  updated on 4/24/2010 what filing forms beside the utility patent application transmittal,IDS and drawings are required   Read More    Answer

what is the difference between 102(b) prior art and 102(e) prior art In Patent Process    -  updated on 4/14/2010 Enter your question here... The more details you put, the better your answers are likely to be!   Read More    Answer

Unsure about how to answer PTO's OA re claims In Patent Process    -  updated on 3/27/2010 I am an inventor who is writing my own patent. To my surprise everything passed through except for my claims. My invention looks different than the prior art that has been sited, but the prior art has claime...   Read More    Answer

how do i protect ldeal In Patent Process    -  updated on 3/11/2010 Enter your question here... The more details you put, the better your answers are likely to be!   Read More    Answer

restriction on method claims In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2010 Is it permissible for an Examiner to require restriction between different drawings in an application having only method claims? Are drawings required for method claims?   Read More    Answer

Who Owns The Rights In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/13/2010 I have a patent on a product and process. I wish to manufacture the product directly. In order to produce this product, I need to have retooling completed or, if not possible, create the machinery from scr...   Read More    Answer