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PPA "Patent Pending" Kit table of contents

To help you better appreciate the comprehensiveness of our PPA Kit we present for your review the actual eBook Table of Contents in summary and detailed formats:

Table of Contents in Summary

Table of Contents in Detail

 

Table of Contents in Summary

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................17

PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION- AN OVERVIEW............................21

PRIOR-ART SEARCHING................................................................................... 42

DRAFTING THE PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION............................51

FILING YOUR PROVISIONAL APPLICATION..................................................85

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY OF PATENT TERMS............................................91

APPENDIX B: APPLICATION DATA SHEET GUIDELINE............................99

APPENDIX C: PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION FORMS..............123

APPENDIX D: SAMPLE PATENTS..................................................................140

INDEX.....................................................................................................................162

 

Table of Contents in Detail

About the Firm... viii

A Visual Guide to the Patent Process and Our Services. ix

Consolidated Fees^†. xii

About the Author.. xiii

Read Before Proceeding.. xv

Introduction.. 17

Quality Verses Cost Issues Explained. 18

Provisional Patent Application- An Overview... 21

General Overview.. 22

Provisional Patent Application (provisional) Characteristics. 23

When a Provisional May Be a Good Choice. 23

When a Provisional May Not Be a Good Choice. 24

Basic Points of Information. 24

Important Caveats. 25

Filing Date Requirements. 26

Utility Patent Application Issues. 26

Prosecution History Estoppels. 27

Claim Interpretation. 27

Doctrine of Equivalence. 27

Festo. 28

Main Laws, Rules, and USPTO Guidelines. 29

General 29

Filing Related Matters. 30

Correspondence Address. 31

Incomplete Provisional Filings. 32

USPTO Proof of Filing Receipt 34

Inventorship Related Matters. 35

Correction of Inventorship in Application. 35

Summary Information about Inventorship Correction. 36

Assignment 36

Utility Application Related Matters: 37

How To Accord The provisional’s File Date To a Follow-On Utility Application. 37

Priority Claim Details. 38

Prior-art Searching.. 42

Why it is important to conduct a patent prior-art search. 43

What Prior-Art Should be Searched?. 44

Determining the Search Engines to Use. 45

Establishing Search Parameters and Methods. 45

Performing the Search- Search Tips. 46

Define Your Invention. 46

Searching the USPTO Patent Database. 46

Evaluating a Patent Reference. 47

Analyze the search results to optimize the search parameters. 48

How Good Is a Professional Patent Search?. 49

Drafting the Provisional Patent Application.. 51

Overview.. 52

Cover Sheet 53

Title of the Invention. 54

Inventorship. 54

Statements and References. 55

Background of the Invention. 55

Invention Background Drafting Checklist 56

Drafting the Invention Background- Questions to Answer 57

Drawings. 57

General Information. 58

Drawings Tips. 58

Drawings Checklist 59

Selected Issues (advanced) 59

Brief Summary of the Invention. 60

Brief Description of the Drawing. 60

Detailed Description of the Invention. 61

Introduction. 61

Overview.. 62

USPTO Written Description Requirement Analysis Methodology (advanced) 62

Written Description Points of Information- a Summary List 66

Satisfying the Written Description Requirement- a Checklist 67

Drafting the Specification. 68

General Writing Style Suggestions. 68

Introduce the Invention- Questions and Guidelines. 69

Implementation Details- Questions and Guidelines. 70

Conclusion- Drafting Tips. 73

Claim(s) (optional) 73

Dummy Claim Drafting Tips. 74

Things to Know About Claims (advanced) 75

Pulling it Together- Drafting the Provisional 77

Drafting Tips. 77

The Quick Approach – 10 Easy Steps. 78

The Better Quality Approach. 78

Provisional Specification- A Template to Start From.. 79

Selected Detailed Description Issues (advanced) 81

Selected 35 USC §112 (1) Issues- (advanced) 82

Written Description Requirement 82

Enablement 83

Undue Experimentation (Test of Enablement)- 83

New Matter 84

Filing your Provisional Application.. 85

Preparing and Organizing the Application. 86

Submissions. 87

The Provisional Filing Fee. 88

The Postcard Receipt 89

Post Filing Matters. 90

Appendix A:  Glossary of Patent Terms.. 91

Appendix B:  Application Data Sheet Guideline. 99

Patent Application Data Sheet Format 100

Application Information. 101

Correspondence Information. 105

Representative Information. 106

Domestic Priority Information. 107

Foreign Priority Information. 108

Assignee Information. 109

DATA ENTRY FORMAT EXAMPLES.. 110

Technical Characteristics of the Application Data Sheet Format 120

Paper Characteristics. 120

Typography used in documents. 120

Document Format 121

Other Patent Application Data Sheet guidelines: 122

Appendix C:  Provisional Patent Application Forms.. 123

Disclosure Document Deposit Request 125

Provisional Application Cover Sheet 127

Provisional Application Cover Sheet- Additional Page. 129

Transmittal Form.. 131

Credit Card Payment Form.. 132

Postcard Receipt Example. 134

Postcard Receipt Example- Blank.. 135

Power of Attorney or Agent 136

Certificate of Mailing. 138

Appendix D:  Sample Patents.. 140

Sample Device Patent 141

Sample Method Patent 152

Index.. 162

 

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