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.
The typical method of filing a patent application is using the USPTO's Patent Center Website. Navigate to the Patent Center portal and create a USPTO account.BU's Technology Development office is here support you from idea conception to patent filing, monitoring, and maintenance. A provisional patent template is an outline to complete your provisional patent application correctly and will help you when starting the patent process. Fill out an Invention Disclosure Form (Confidential Invention disclosure (cID)) (updated July 2024) and submit it to OTC via e-mail or inter-campus mail. Patent search tool with access to information about inventions and technical developments from the 19th century to the present. The US allows inventors to file a patent application for up to one year after public disclosure. Modify your document. Claims of patent infringement. (45) It is possible to prepare and file your own provisional patent application.