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 page provides information on the types of patents and types of patent applications, and the examination process. A complete, comprehensive written description of the invention is needed.Formal drawings are not required. Patents grant inventors the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, importing, or selling the invention in the United States. Here's how to get a U.S. patent on your idea or invention without a lawyer. Follow these steps to do a patent search and file a patent application yourself. Three steps to a provisional patent application: search for priorart, describe your invention, and fill out the forms. What can and cannot be patented? Utility patents can be obtained for any new, useful, and non-obvious process. Filing a patent application with the USPTO is one of the very first requirements to obtain a patent on an invention.