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.
A complete, comprehensive written description of the invention is needed. Formal drawings are not required.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. An issued utility patent lasts 20 years from the date of filing, so long as maintenance fees are paid. A design patent lasts 14 years from the date of issue. I was awarded my first patent. Apparently, it's also Suffolk University's first patent. An ADS isn't needed for a provisional patent application. Suffolk owns a patent directed to methods and systems for controlling a server that supplies files to computers rendering web pages.