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AMERICA INVENTS ACT (AIA)

• Basics of America Invents Act - AIA
  • First to File Patent System
  • Virtual Patent Marking

 
ENTITY STATUS AT U.S. PATENT OFFICE

• Types of Entity Status at U.S. Patent Office
• Micro Entity Status at USPTO
  • Certification of Micro Entity Status

INVENTION PROCESS

Invention Process

Inventor First Steps

• Invention Date
• Document Invention
• Confidentiality
• Prototypes
• Invention Market Analysis
• Free Invention Evaluation Form
• Marketability Evaluation by NDSU

Selling Your Idea

• Find Buyers
• Marketing Letter  

Inventions Timeline

PATENT INFORMATION

• Patent Information
• How to Patent an Idea
• How to Patent an Invention
• How to Get a Patent
• How to Patent a Product
• Patent It Yourself vs. Hiring a Patent Attorney

 FIRST TO FILE PATENT SYSTEM

• First to File Patent System

PATENT SEARCHES

• Patent Searches
• U.S. Patent Search
  • Patent Searchers
  • Patent Number Search
  • Google Patents Search Information
• Free Patent Searches

INVENTORSHIP

• Inventors

PATENTABILITY

• 35 USC 102(b)
  • Public Disclosure and On Sale Bars

PATENT OWNERSHIP

• Patent Ownership Basics

PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS

• Can You Refile a Provisional Patent Application?
• Does a Provisional Patent Application Protect My Idea?
• Provisional Patent Application vs. Non-Provisional Patent Application
• Provisional Patent Application Extension (i.e. can you extend a provisional patent)
• Are Provisional Patent Applications Published?

Patent Applications

• Design Patent vs. Utility Patent
• Parts of a Patent Application
• Patent Pending Information
• Patent Application Publication
• International Patents - PCT and EPO Patent Applications
  • Foreign Patent Applications Claim of Priority
• Can You Replace a Patent Application?
• Patent Infringement
• How to Avoid Patent Infringement

PATENT APPLICATION EXAMINATION

• Expedited Examination of Patent Applications (Accelerated Examination, Prioritized Examination, Petition to Make Special)

USPTO FEES

• Small Entity Status, Micro Entity Status and Large Entity Status at USPTO
• USPTO Patent Fees

PATENT POST GRANT MATTERS

• Can You Amend a Patent?

TRADEMARK INFORMATION

• Trademark Information
• Trademark Searches
• Trademark Applications
• Supplemental Register
• Trademark Infringement
• USPTO Warning About Third-Party Solicitations

MISCELLANEOUS

Copyright Information

• Copyright Applications
• Copyright Infringement

Trade Secrets

Intellectual Property (IP) Management

Infringement

Invoice Help

PATENT TOOLS, RESOURCES AND DOWNLOADS

Tools and Resources

• Useful Websites
• MPEP Search
• Forms and Agreements
• Patent and Intellectual Property Information from InventLaw.com

Invention Disclosure Form

Free Patent Attorney Information

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