The poor man's patent has become outdated as a result of the change from the “first-to-invent” to the “first-to-file” system. It's not enough to have a good idea. The key is the date of filing, which must be recorded in a patent at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Some of the main forms patent applicants will have to submit include: Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet. Declaration for Utility of Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet. Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant. Certification of Micro Entity Status.
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.
The five primary requirements for patentability are: (1) patentable subject matter; (2) utility; (3) novelty; (4) non-obviousness; and (5) enablement. Like trademarks, patents are territorial, meaning they are enforceable in a specific geographic area.
Utility patent application: may be filed by anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.
Utility patent application: may be filed by anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.
Filing Patent Application Patent application in Form-1. Proof of right to file application from the inventor. Provisional specifications, if complete specifications are not available. Complete specification in Form-2 within 12 months of filing of provisional specification.
Filing Patent Application Patent application in Form-1. Proof of right to file application from the inventor. Provisional specifications, if complete specifications are not available. Complete specification in Form-2 within 12 months of filing of provisional specification.