Patenting for Inventors

If the the Patent Office sends you an rejection based on obviousness, how should you respond? If the combination of previous products still don't have all the the features of your invention, then you…

In this episode I introduce obviousness rejection responses. Your application can be rejected for lack of utility, lack of novelty, and obviousness.  If the examiner says that your invention is obvio…

In this episode I go through how to respond to what is called a Section 102, novelty, or anticipation rejection. All of these terms mean that the examiner believes that your invention already exists …

In this episode I go over the basics of how to prepare a response to an Office Action, such as the formatting, introduction, and conclusion.

In this episode I go over the three general options you have for responding to an Office Action, which are: abandon, amend, or argue.

In this episode I go over the basics of how to read an Office Action, and the steps you should take when you receive an Office Action.

In this episode I go through what patent objections are, how they differ from patent rejections and I talk about the different types of objections and how to overcome them.

In this episode I go over the basics of the different types of patent rejections. The main rejections you will see are called: 101 (subject matter), 102 (anticipation), 103 (obviousness), and 112 (sp…

In this episode I go over the details of paying patent maintenance fees.  Your patent will generally last 20 years from your filing date, but you have to pay fees at the 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 year marks …

In this episode I go over what to do when you get a Notice of Allowance and Issue Notification for your patent.

In this episode I go over the pros and cons of filing a U.S. or PCT application first. Factors to consider might be what countries you want to file in, costs, information you will get, and whether yo…

In this episode I go through to how get patents in non-PCT countries. Most industrialized nations are part of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, so you can use a single PCT application to enter into the …

In this episode I go over the PCT application timelines and deadlines. Most important are the 12 month and 30 month deadlines, but there are also events at 19 and 22 months that you should be aware o…

In this episode I go through all the details of how to file a PCT (international) patent application at the USPTO Receiving Office.  I focus on how to fill out the document called the Request and how…

In this episode I go over some of the main differences between U.S. and PCT (international) applications, including formatting differences, reference number differences, and claim drafting difference…

In this episode I go over what a PCT (international) patent application is and why you might want to file one.  If you are interested in getting patent protection anywhere outside the United States, …

In this episode I go over what to do after you file your patent application, including how to read the filing receipt, foreign patent licenses, and calendaring deadlines.

In this episode I go through how to actually submit your U.S. patent application the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office), including how to register as an eFiler, how to upload documents…

In this episode I go over the different ways that you can fast track your application and bump it up to the front of the line at the Patent Office. The ways you can do this include: Prioritized Paten…

In this episode I go through how to prepare the declaration of inventorship.  The inventors must declare that they are an inventor of the invention in the patent application.  If you don't want to pa…