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Patexia Web Series:
Patent types and contents
Patexia.
May 2013
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Disclaimer: Patexia is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice
Daniel Porter
Case Research Manager
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Outline
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1. Review
2. Application Types
3. Patent types
4. Patent contents
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Review
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● Patentability...
○ entitled to a patent?
● Novelty...
○ is the idea new?
● Prior Art Search...
○ described in prior art?
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Where to look?

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Applications
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"Standard" non-provisional
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Provisional PCT/Int'l
● spec., drawings, claims required
● examined by USPTO
● published as PG-pub after 18 months
● USPTO PAIR
● inexpensive, no claims
● not examined
● not published
● centralize formalities
● WIPO PatentScope
● becomes national

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Continuing Applications
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Continuation-in-part
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multiple
inventionsDivisional
Continuation
Reissue
claim additional
matter
incremental
improvement
correct problem
new
m
atter?
w
hy
file?
+ claims
+
newm
atter

6.
Patent Types
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Utility (92%)
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Plant (0.3%)
Design (8%)

7.
Parts of Patents
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Mandatory
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Drawings ('928 pp. 2-5)
Specification
('928 pp. 6-7)
Claims ('928 p. 8)

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Parts of Patents
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9.
Parts of Patents
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Recommended
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Parts of Patents
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Recommended

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Parts of Patents Recommended

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Parts of Patents
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Recommended

13.
Claims
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14.
Claims
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Questions or Suggestions
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