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.
How can Microsoft Word® software be used in preparing "clean" and "marked-up" versions of an amendment in order to comply with revised 37 CFR 1.121? Getting a patent in Illinois is the same as any other state.The patent application is filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Access to USPTO Patent Databases including the Patent and Full-Text and Image Databases and the Patent Application Information Retrieval System. The goal of this article is to review the standard sections of an invention disclosure form and explain why these sections are important. This study guide uses multiple-choice and short-answer questions to test your students' knowledge of patent law doctrine.