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"Patent Pending" Kit/eBook index

To help you better appreciate the comprehensiveness of our PPA "Patent Pending" Kit we present the actual eBook index for your review:

Index

§

§101

background art section, utility and the, 56

utility, 23

written description requirement, and, 66

§112 (1)

adiquacy, presumption of, 63

best mode, 61

best mode, 62

best mode, 70

checklist, 67

complying with, 64

conflicts in disclosure, 66

enablement, 63, 83

examination procedure, 62, 63, 64

experimentation, undue, 62

inoperative embodiments, 72, 83

make and use, 62

patentable subject matter, and, 66

summary list, 66

terms, undefined specification, 66

undue experimentation, evidence of, 83

unpredictability in the art, and, 66

unsupported elements, 84

variation in the art, and high, 67

written description, 62, 63, 64

§113, 52

A

Abstracts, patent, 47

Advanced information

claims, 75

detailed description, drafting of, 81

drawings, issues regarding, 60

written description requirement, §112 (1), 62

written description requirement, §112 (1) issues in, 82

Agents, patent, 91

Alternative embodiments. See Specification/embodiments

American Inventors Protection Act, 41

Application data sheet, 30, 31, 39, 40, 54, 99

Assignments, 36

Attorneys, patent, 91

B

Background art section, 55

checklist, 56

derogatory remarks, 56

drafting guide questions, 57

invention, do not discuss your, 55

validity remarks, 56

writing style tips, 56, 69

C

Certificate of mailing

defined, 92

form, official, 138

Checklists

drafting background art section, 56

drawings, preparation of, 59

written description requirement, satisfying, 67

Claim interpretation, 27, 62

Festo, 28, 43

Claims, 44, 46, 47, 48

defined, 92

drafting tips, 74

independent claims, 48

information, points of, 75

scope, 63, 64, 83, See

tables in, 75

Compact disc application submissions, 55, 80, 86, 87, 88

Copyrights defined, 92

Correspondence address. See Filing the provisional application/correspondence address

Correspondence with the USPTO, 31

Credit card, paying by. See Filing the provisional application/credit card

Cross reference to related applications, 90

D

Deadline for filing regular patent application, 90

Detailed description of the invention. See Specification

Doctrine of equivalents, 28

Do-it-yourself. See Pro se

Drawings

advanced issues, 60

analysis, patent drawing, 47

background section, in, 56

brief description section, 60

checklist,preparation of, 59

formal, 58

informal, 57, 58

new matter, 58

not required if, 60

omitted figures, 60

software to use, 58

tips on preparing, 58

when required, 58

Duty to disclose, 49

E

Enablement of the invention. See §112 (1) enablement

Evaluations

patent analysis, 47

Express mail service, 86

F

Fees

provisional application, filing, 88

small entity status. See Small entity status

Utility applications, 22

Filing the provisional application, 86

after filing, issues, 90

checks, payment by, 88

confirmation number, 89

correspondence address, 30, 31

cover sheet, 53

credit card, paying by, 86

date accorded, 22, 26, 58, 63, 66

filing receipt, 34, 89

forms, official filing, 123

general information, 30, 32

incomplete applications, 32, 33

inventorship issues, 36

postcard receipt, 89

Power of Attorney, 86

requirements, 52

small entity status. See Small entity status

Filing the provisional patent application, 31

Flowcharts. See Specification/flowcharts

Foreign patent priority claim, 22

claim, including at least one, 73

filing receipt, and, 35

issues, common, 26, 30, 34, 36

Paris Convention deadline, 23

postcard receipt, and, 89

Forms, filing, 123

G

Glossary of patent terms, 91

Guidelines. See Questions to answer, guideline

I

Incorporation by reference

application secrecy exception, 44

how to, 57

submissions, 82

Information disclosure statement, 55

Information disclosure statements, 52, 56

Information, lists of. See also Advanced information, and Summaries

drawings, application, 58

inventorship, correction of, 36

post filing issues, 90

provisional patent applications, 24

provisional patent applications, filing of, 30

submissions to USPTO, requirements for,, 87

title of the invention, 54

International issues. See Foreign patent priority claim

Internet search engines, useful, 45

Invention

embodiments. See Specification/embodiments

Patent Pending status, 90

protection, 24

theft of, avoiding, 90

theory of operation, understanding of, 75

title. See Title of the invention

Inventor

duty to disclose, 49

Inventorship, 35

correction of, 35, 36, 54

J

Joint Applicants

name order immaterial, 54

L

Litigation. See Patents/litigation

M

Mailing address, 31

Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, online, 94

Marketability, 23

Marketing, viii, 17, 22, 49, 61, 90, See also Invention/marketing

Money saving tips, 55

MPEP. See Manual of Patent Examining Procedure

N

Name of the invention. See Title of the invention

New matter, 24, 62, 66

assignments, 37

best mode, and, 66

consequenses, 24

drawings exception, 81

drawings, in the, 58

general information, 84

submissions, compact disk, 88

submissions, substitute, 88

Nonprovisional patent applications. See Utility patent applications, and also Design patents

O

Obviousness

analogous art, 46

Office action. See Utility patent applications/office actions

Opinion practitioner, when needed, 43, 49

Ordinary skill in the art, 62

examples, legal test, 53, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 75, 83, 84

P

Patent

patent enforcement, 22

priority date, 22

Patent applications, general

confidentiality exception, 44

nonstandard terms, use of, 63

provisional patent applications. See Provisional patent applications

regular patent applications. See Utility patent applications

terms. See Specification/terms

utility patent applications. See Utility patent applications

Patent infringement, 27, 28

issues, loss of protection, 72, 75

Patent-pending status, and, 90

search prior-art, reasons to, 28

Patent Pending, 22

defined, 95

Patentability

claims, analyzing prior-art, 48

compounds and compositions, of, 83

losing rights, 52, 62

not novel, what if invention, 49

overcomming bars, 38

plants, of, 83

possession of the invention, 68, 82

theory of operation, incorrect, 83

Patents

abstracts, 47

certificates of correction, 50

claims, 47

evaluation of, 47

invalidity causes, 49

licensees, 53, 69

litigation, 47, 53, 63, 69, See also Patent infringement

prosecution history estoppels, 24

research. See Searching Patents

terms in. See Specification/terms

validity, presumption of, 63

Prior-art

admission by applicant, 55

analogous, 46

confidentiality exceptions, USPTO, 44

drawings analysis, 47

drawings and pictures, 60

patents, evaluation of, 47

references, 44

searching for. See Searching prior-art

Pro se, 17, 52, 53, 63, 82, See also Provisional patent applications/quality issues

saving money, 61

Provisional patent applications, 22, See also Patent applications, general

abandonment, 29

access to, 30

advantages, 23

after filing, issues, 90

amendment, 29

application numbers, 32

big picture, the, 53

characteristics, 23

claims, 46, 64, 73

confidentiality, 23

constructive notice, 31

conversion, 37

conversion to Utility, 26

copies, 29

cover sheet, 53

differences from nonprovisionals, 52, 61

filed without drawings, 33

filing of. See Filing the provisional application

foreign filing license, 30

format requirements, 52

incomplete filings, 32

informal, 30

language requirements, 38

missing parts late fee, 30

number, application, 89

Patent Pending. See Patent Pending

Patent Pending status, marking of, 90

patent term, 29

pendency, 22

proof of filing postcard, 34

quality, 24

quality issues, 17, 18, 20, 24, 53, 61

risks, 24, 25

secrecy order, 30

submissions, 87

Public knowledge, 44

Publications of patent applications. See Utility patent applications/publication

Q

Questions to answer, guideline

background section, drafting guide, 57

detailed description section, drafting guide, 69, 70, 71, 72

R

Reduction to practice

experimental data, including, 71

possession of the invention, and, 82

Regular patent applications. See Utility patent applications

Research. See Searching Patents

S

Searching. See Searching Patents

Searching prior-art, 46, See Searching for prior-art

caveats, 50

embodiments, making new, 49

evaluating patents, 47

no guarantee, 49

not novel, what if invention, 49

optimization methods, 48

patents, strategies for, 47

professionals, how good are, 49

references cited, 48

search engines, 45

State-of-the-Art search, 45

typical results, 49

SIR. See Statutory invention registration

Small entity status, 29

Software

patents, 48

searching of, and, 45

Software Patent Institute, 45

Specification

avoid, things to, 68, 70, 72, 77, 82

best mode, 71, See also §112 (1)/best mode

claims, supporting dependent, 72

claims, supporting independent, 70, 71, 72

complete disclosure, 64

computer program listings, 81

conflicts in, 66

contradictions in, 53, 69, 70

critical elements, description of, 68

data, inclusion of experimental, 71

dependent claims, supporting, 72

derogatory remarks, 56

detail, level of, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72

detrimental information, inclusion of, 69

drafting examples, 54, 59, 70, 72, 73

drafting tips, 62, 70

embodiments, 43, 49, 62, 63, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 83

enablement. See §112/enablement

essential elements, 71

examples, use of, 66, 67, 68, 71, 83

experimentation, undue. See §112 (1)

flowcharts, 82

genus, 64, 67, 74, 83

hyperlinks, 82

illustrations, 82

incorporation by reference. See Incorporation by reference

inherent matter, 64, 66, 73, 84

introduction, drafting the, 69

lexicographer, be your own, 70

make and use requirment. See §112/make and use

new matter, 84

objects of the invention, 70

possession of the invention, showing, 68

prior-art, description of, 70

quality issues, 82

requirements, 61

scope of the invention, 55

spelling check, 77

style tips, drafting, 68

tables, 82

target audience, 53

terminology, 70

terms undefined in, 66

terms, nonstandard use of, 48, 50

trademarks, 81

written description requirement. See §112 (1)

written description requirements, 52

Statutory invention registration defined, 97

Summaries

drafting tip, provisional application, 77

inventorship, correction of, 36

new matter in applications, 84

provisional application characteristics, 23

provisional application practice, 29

written description requirement, 66

T

Thesaurus, online, 46

Thomas Register, 45

Tips

background art section drafting style, 69

background section, drafting, 56

claims drafting, 74

drawings, 56

drawings, preparation of, 58

money, to save, 55

provisional applications, drafting, 77

searching for prior-art, on, 46

specification drafting style, 68

specification,drafting, 62, 70

title, selection of, 79

Title of the invention

obscuring, 54

placement of, 54

referencing of, 36

selection of, 54

tips on picking, 79

Trade secret defined, 98

trademark defined, 98

Trademarks. See Specification/trademarks

U

United States Patent and Trademark Office. See USPTO

USPTO

corresponding with, requirments in, 90

filing fee, provisional appliation, 88

forms, filing, 123

mailing address, provisional application), 86

Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR), 90

payment information, 88

phone number, customer service, 88

Utility patent applications

claiming priority, 37, 38, 39

claiming priority examples, 40

claiming priority late, 40

claims, 63

confidentiality, 50

drafting fees, 22

effective filing date, 22

general information. See Patent applications, general

legal issues, 27

new matter, 24, 81

office actions, 63

priority date, 22

publication of, 50

reverse conversion, 38

Utility patent defined, 98

W

Websites

MPEP online, 94

practitioners, USPTO database of, 91

searching prior-art, 45

thesaurus, 46

USPTO, 86

 

 

 


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