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Patent Drafting For Inventors In North Carolina
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An inventor in North Carolina should use the services of a registered patent attorney in North Carolina to prepare and file the patent application. The patent attorney prepares a draft patent application and drawings and provides that to the inventor(s) for review and comment.In filing a patent application and paying required fees, the USPTO provides forms and an electronic filing tool. Are you applying for a patent? Learn more about how a provisional patent can be used to protect your innovation in the interim. Patentable subject matter must be novel, non-obvious (involving an inventive step) and useful. Inventors work with the patent counsel in drafting the patent applications and responses to patent offices in the countries in which patents are filed. The inventor(s) should fill out a single Disclosure for each invention, answering all questions as completely as possible. (73) Filing an application without an attorney is possible, but even with some guidance it is definitely not without its challenges. The inventor to fills out an invention disclosure form.