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.
In filing a patent application and paying required fees, the USPTO provides forms and an electronic filing tool. Maintain your patent.Watch out for infringement, fees due, and for licensing opportunities. However, small or micro entities qualify for reduced fees. What's needed to submit an application? Each patent application has several forms that must be filled out and submitted. A list of these forms can be found here. Has this mark been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)?. Yes. No. The first patent application OTC can file with the USPTO is a provisional patent application. Also, it's typically impossible for most inventors to afford the cost of a nonprovisional patent application.