This Handbook provides an overview of federal patent and trademark law. Information discussed includes types of patents and trademarks, duration of registration, requirements for obtaining, a guide to the application process, protecting your patent or trademark, and much more in 18 pages of materials.
This page provides information on the types of patents and types of patent applications, and the examination process. Registering your trademark helps you prevent others from using a similar brand for selling related goods or services.An example might be: the Coca Cola brand. The patent pending in California refers to the protected status your invention receives after filing a provisional patent application with the USPTO. You can file the application, forms, documents, and pay fees online on the USPTO official site. 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). It is possible that one can file his own patent application. But you need to keep in mind that patent filing is an art. Novel inventors can follow several key steps to navigate the California nonprovisional utility patent filing process.