IDEA TO PATENT : GENERAL STEPS

OUTLINE OF A PATENT APPLICATION - 
MOVING FROM IDEA TO PATENT

  • An inventor has an idea that can be described with enough detail to be an invention
     
  • To protect this invention, a patent application is filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
     
  • Essentially 3 types of patent applications: Utility patent, Design patent, Plant patent
     
  • Patent Applications consists of
    •  Summary of the invention
    • Descriptions of the invention
    • Drawings and figures of the invention
    • Abstract :  What are the key features of the invention and what problem does the invention solve
    • CLAIMS : they legally define the invention
       
  • Publication of Patent Application
     
  • Examination of Patent Application by the USPTO
     
  • Issue of Patent by the USPTO
     
  • Protecting Patent from infringement