Patenting for Inventors

In this episode I go over what a PCT (international) patent application is and why you might want to file one.  If you are interested in getting patent protection anywhere outside the United States, t...

15 Jul 201812min

In this episode I go over what to do after you file your patent application, including how to read the filing receipt, foreign patent licenses, and calendaring deadlines.

8 Jul 20187min

In this episode I go through how to actually submit your U.S. patent application the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office), including how to register as an eFiler, how to upload documents ...

1 Jul 201816min

In this episode I go over the different ways that you can fast track your application and bump it up to the front of the line at the Patent Office. The ways you can do this include: Prioritized Patent...

24 Jun 20189min

In this episode I go through how to prepare the declaration of inventorship.  The inventors must declare that they are an inventor of the invention in the patent application.  If you don't want to pay...

17 Jun 20183min

In this episode I go through how to the prepare the Application Data Sheet (ADS).  This is a form where you enter in lots of information about the application, the inventor, the applicant, priority pa...

10 Jun 201812min

In this episode I go through how to prepare a power of attorney for a patent application.  Although if you are filing and prosecuting your own application, you don't need a patent attorney, you probab...

3 Jun 20185min

In this episode I go through how you might be able to get reduced filing fees and other fees that you have to pay to the Patent Office.  There are three entity sizes: Large, Small, and Micro.  In this...

27 Mai 20188min