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Patent Application For Invention In California
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In filing a patent application and paying required fees, the USPTO provides forms and an electronic filing tool. You can file the application, forms, documents, and pay fees online on the USPTO official site.Protecting your invention starts with filing an invention disclosure form with OTTCP, making sure to include a thorough description of the invention. Getting a patent in California is the same as any other state. The patent application is filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). To do so, simply fill out an invention disclosure form (IDF), nondisclosure agreement (NDA), along with your basic contact information. The background section describes the work done in the past and what has prompted the inventor to pursue this invention. First, your invention must be considered to be novel and nonobviousness. Evaluate your investment in filing a patent. USPTO has a patent application guide for anyone interested in issuing a patent for technical inventions that are new and unprecedented in a particular industry.