Sentences with phrase «initial patent application»

Your initial patent application for a utility or plant patent may be one of two types.

Courage says the ruling is important because it now means that companies looking to invalidate patents, like some who manufacture generic drugs, will not be able to do so by arguing that a company that manufactures brand name drugs over-promised its intended uses in its initial patent application.

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Determining the feasibility of a patent does not have to be costly if you are willing to step back and conduct some initial and critical research before you invest yourself deeply into the patent application process.

You can still get started and whether you complete the patent application on your own or just treat your initial findings as preliminary research, there are plenty of free tools to help you on your way.

You may also file an initial provisional application to get the ball rolling, but this application will not be examined and will not lead to a patent on its own.

He assists clients in all stages of patent prosecution, including the initial drafting and filing of patent applications as well as representing clients at oral proceedings before examining divisions.

Since you will have to respond to the action, and the USPTO will then have to respond to your response, you can safely estimate that it will take at least three years from the date of your initial application to receive your patent.

Sony seems to be continuing its rumored self - driving push with a new patent awarded to the company by the World Intellectual Property Organization earlier this week, half a year after its initial application.