How to patent your product: Preliminary analysis and patent search. Prepare a utility patent application. Consultation with a patent attorney. Draft the application with your attorney. File the patent application. Await review from the Patent Office. Respond to Patent Office actions. Issuance of your patent.
Since the essence of the right granted by a patent is the right to exclude others from commercial exploitation of the invention, the patent holder is the only one who may make, use, or sell the invention. Others may do so only with the authorization of the patent holder.
One can go to the USPTO official website and file a patent online. Publication: The Patent Office publishes the application on their official website after some time. Then, the application is ready to enter for the examination stage. Prosecution: During examination, the examiner may ask for a few clarifications.
So, for a patent to be issued, your invention must meet four conditions: Able to be used (the invention must work and cannot just be a theory) A clear description of how to make and use the invention. New, or “novel” (something not done before) “Not obvious,” as related to a change to something already invented.