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Patent Drafting For Inventors In New York
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In filing a patent application and paying required fees, the USPTO provides forms and an electronic filing tool. You may also wish to find a patent attorney or agent to help draft the required description of the invention and claims, and any required drawings.
Technically, yes, you can sell an idea to a company without a patent.
For an invention or idea to be eligible for a patent, the claimed invention must, in the opinion of a patent examiner, satisfy three criteria: it must be novel; it must involve an inventive step; and. it must have industrial application.
The applicant for the patent can make a request to the Controller to add a person as one of the inventors, if such person is also the applicant or is at least one of the applicants. As a best practice, it would be wise to submit to the Controller, consent of all the applicants, in case of joint applicants.
Comments Section A brief introduction of the background of the invention. Identify any prior art you've found. A brief (like a few sentences) overview of what you think your invention is: this not a description of your product, but the bit that you think you've invented.
The field of invention in patent applications refers to the broad area of technology under which the patent falls. Typically, patent applicants describe their field of invention in two sentences. The first sentence paraphrases the class definition, and the next works as a subclass definition.
It should be brief, but must clearly indicate the matter to which the invention relates. The same title should appear both on the specification and the request for grant form. The description immediately follows the title. It is a detailed explanation of the invention.
If your idea is sufficiently novel, submit a patent for it. Work with the patent office to do discovery (that is, search for existing/related patents), draft a design document, and find a patent lawyer to help you out.
Comments Section A brief introduction of the background of the invention. Identify any prior art you've found. A brief (like a few sentences) overview of what you think your invention is: this not a description of your product, but the bit that you think you've invented.
Drafting a Patent Specification: An Illustration Background of the Invention. Problems to be Solved. Prior Arts. Summary of the Invention. Brief Description of the Drawings. Detailed Description of the Invention. Claims. Abstract.