Patenting for Inventors

In this episode I go over the basics of the different types of patent rejections. The main rejections you will see are called: 101 (subject matter), 102 (anticipation), 103 (obviousness), and 112 (spe...

16 Sep 20186min

In this episode I go over the details of paying patent maintenance fees.  Your patent will generally last 20 years from your filing date, but you have to pay fees at the 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 year marks f...

9 Sep 20185min

In this episode I go over what to do when you get a Notice of Allowance and Issue Notification for your patent.

2 Sep 20185min

In this episode I go over the pros and cons of filing a U.S. or PCT application first. Factors to consider might be what countries you want to file in, costs, information you will get, and whether you...

26 Aug 201812min

In this episode I go through to how get patents in non-PCT countries. Most industrialized nations are part of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, so you can use a single PCT application to enter into the n...

19 Aug 20188min

In this episode I go over the PCT application timelines and deadlines. Most important are the 12 month and 30 month deadlines, but there are also events at 19 and 22 months that you should be aware of...

12 Aug 201812min

In this episode I go through all the details of how to file a PCT (international) patent application at the USPTO Receiving Office.  I focus on how to fill out the document called the Request and how ...

6 Aug 201820min

In this episode I go over some of the main differences between U.S. and PCT (international) applications, including formatting differences, reference number differences, and claim drafting differences...

17 Jul 20189min