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 breakdown will help you to fill out your disclosure, as well as outline key points that you may need to consider. In filing a patent application and paying required fees, the USPTO provides forms and an electronic filing tool.Getting a patent in Arizona is the same as any other state. The patent application is filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Do you want to learn how to patent your invention? Attend the Maricopa Small Business Development Center (SBDC) online educational workshop. Invention, Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (includes patents). Whether you are an inventor or entrepreneur, you will find many useful resources. A guide to help ASU students find patent information including what is a patent, the different sections of a patent, how to do a prior art search. Our team will work with the inventor(s) to consider relevant factors in making recommendations about filing patent applications.