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| DETERMINING
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| FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT PATENTS |
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| FURTHER
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A
patent is a grant that
is issued by the United
States Government that
gives you the right to
exclude all others from
making, using or selling
the claimed subject
matter of your patent,
or its equivalents.
Before you decide to
pursue your idea, you
should be
confident that a
market exists
for you new idea that is
at least large enough to
cover your investment
costs and hopefully,
significantly larger than
that.
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It is a usually best to
have a patentability
search conducted before
you invest time or money
in a new project idea.
If cost is a factor
initially, you can
conduct a free
preliminary patent
search on the
Internet. However,
before a patent
application is filed, a
search should be
conducted at the United
States Patent and
Trademark Office
(USPTO).
For
a limited time, until
Feburary28, 2010,
the cost to conduct a
Patentability Search and
Prepare a Written
Opinion on Patentability
is $1200.00. Start Now.
We are located in close
proximity to the USPTO
and have a working
knowledge of the area
and the examining
groups. Typically our
patentability opinions
include patent search
data obtained from:
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A computer based
search at the USPTO;
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A manual search
fine-tuned based on
the results of the
computer search; and
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If necessary, a
follow-up with a
patent examiner in the
group art unit where
your patent
application will be
examined.
Proceed to Patent Search
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PROVISIONAL
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A provisional
patent extends the
deadline for filing a
utility patent
application by one year
and it is less expensive
to file than a utility
patent application.
A utility patent
application must be
filed however, within on
year of filing the
provisional patent
application because the
provisional application
does not result in a
patent. The
cost to prepare and file
a provisional patent
application is $3,250.00
for most applications,
of which $1,250.00 is
applied to the cost of a
utility patent
application.
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Proceed to Provisional
Patent Application
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UTILITY PATENTS |
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A utility patent
protects the function of
a device or method.
The cost to prepare and
file a utility patent
application, including
the filing costs to the
US Government and
drafting costs is $5500
for most inventions.
A fixed price will be
provided together with
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you have further
questions, please contact
our office. We
will be glad to provide
you with a complimentary
30 minute consultation
concerning patents or
any other intellectual
property matters.
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