The Poor Man's Patent Is Obsolete Because of the change from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system, even the reasoning behind a poor man's patent is now obsolete. Being the first to invent will no longer save you is someone else filed first.
In this form, you will have to furnish information, such as, name and address of the inventor(s), name and address of the applicant(s), information corresponding to prior patent applications relating to the current invention, which you or any authorized entity has filed, and some declarations, among other information.
Patent applications: the three criteria Novelty. This means that your invention must not have been made public – not even by yourself – before the date of the application. Inventive step. This means that your product or process must be an inventive solution. Industrial applicability.
A patent application often includes the following primary sections: Invention Title. The title's objective is to provide a clear understanding of the invention or idea. Prior Art: Context and Novelty. Invention Summary. Drawings and Descriptions. Detailed Description. Claims. Scope. Characteristics.
Invention Must be Reduced to Practice Specifically, Georgia PATENTS requires inventors to either: Create a working prototype; or. Describe the invention in sufficient detail such that a person with ordinary skill in the relevant field could Make and Use the Invention without any outside assistance.