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Patent Application Ready
Preliminaries:
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Written assignment from the individual inventor or inventors (business
entities)
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All co-inventors in agreement (independents)
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Any Disclosure Document filings
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Any Provisional application filings
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Any publications, public uses, sales or offers to sell subject
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Patent search and patentability opinion
Fundamentals:
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Description of subject - simple or intricate, usually accompanied by
sketches
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Identification of new aspect or aspects
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Enablement - operable example (can be hypothetical if operability is
obvious, need not be commercially viable)
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Best Mode - best version known at time (need
not be commercially viable)
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Closest prior art - includes similar items known to inventor/applicant plus
patent search results
Not Required:
More on prototypes:
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Many wrongly presume a prototype is necessary.
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The U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) does not accept prototypes, and hasn't since
the 1800s.
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A rough mock-up can be helpful to understanding and finding flaws in the
subject.
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A commercial-quality prototype is not required.
More on drawings:
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The U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) requires drawings for most
applications.
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The attorney preparing the application determines the content
of the drawings.
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The the drawings also
must meet USPTO formalities.
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Drawings made before the application preparation can be
a waste.
other topics -
corporate
patent applications,
entry-level patent applications
more topics - patent
it or not,
patent or trade secret it,
FAQS
questions, inquiries
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contact the firm
(all contact modes)
or call 312.419.8055
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