Patenting for Inventors

A patent assignment is a transfer of your patent rights to another party. In this episode I go through the ins and outs of patent assignments, and if and when you might want to file one.

20 Touko 20185min

In this episode I go through the Information Disclosure Statement (IDS).  You have to disclose to the Patent Office all the prior art (references) that you know about that could be material to the pat...

14 Touko 201810min

In this episode I go through how to prepare a design patent application. I explain how to draft the claims, the description, and how to prepare the drawings. http://www.diamentpatentlaw.com

7 Touko 201811min

In this episode I go through how to format and assemble a patent application, including page formatting, line numbers, paragraphs numbers, where to put in page breaks, and how to order all the section...

30 Huhti 20186min

In this episode I go through some other sections of the patent application that most inventors won't have to include, but should at least be aware of their existence.  I go through four of these secti...

24 Huhti 20185min

In this episode I go through how to write the section of the patent application called, "The Cross Reference to Related Applications."  Not every application has this section, and is this episode I go...

20 Huhti 20189min

In this episode I go through some tips and tricks for writing the section of the patent application called the "Abstract." I go through a real Abstract example to show how the Abstract fulfills the re...

17 Huhti 20187min

In this episode I go over how to write the section of the patent application called, "The Summary of the Invention."  I go through two of the major approaches and some tips and tricks to get you start...

11 Huhti 201810min