FTO (Freedom to Operate)
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 9:03 am
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We have always recognized the value of new technology that our highly skilled executive team with professional backgrounds brings to our work. Like the intellectual property professionals we empower, our hunger for development is insatiable. We IMPROVE, ADAPT, and EXECUTE strategically.
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Patent Infringement SearchMoney earned is money saved. Agreeing with this statement, one must make an emergency call when it comes to filing a draft patent application with a patent office (USPTO, in the case of US patents). A patent application is a legal document that requires a lot of time to be drafted by a drafter or a patent attorney. Any inaccuracy, i.e., textual or numerical errors in the application may render it invalid or raise 112 rejections (in the case of US patents). While an inventor/pat Croatia Phone Number Resource ent attorney can file a “ certificate of correction ” with the USPTO, it costs them extra money and time. Usually, to get a patent, patent attorneys or inventors have to deal with two things besides the original idea, namely time and money. If you take too long to file a patent, you risk losing your idea/invention to someone else who filed before you, under the First to File Act . In patents, it is never a good idea to extend a date. Similarly, filing a false or erroneous patent application has its own consequences, such as facing multiple rejections and therefore requiring more money as a penalty. Remember! The money charged by the patent office is directly proportional to the time spent on the patent during its examination.
To combat the above problems, patent attorneys or inventors need to ensure that their patent application is error-free before filing it with the patent office. Patent attorneys are known to be legal experts, while inventors are technical experts on inventions. Therefore, inventors are not aware of the review process of the drafted patent application and cannot formulate helpful comments in a form that is understandable to the drafter/patent attorney regarding any corrections or errors in the application. So, what is the solution here?
This is where a reviewer with technical and drafting knowledge comes into the picture to bridge the gap between the drafter/patent attorney and the inventor. A thorough review and meaningful comments can help the drafter draft a better patent application. Reviewing a draft patent application involves keeping an eagle eye on every detail related to the patent, i.e. Title, Abstract, Background, Summary of the Patent, Brief Description of the Drawings, Detailed Description, Claims and Illustrations, and providing a suitable document with useful comments to your patent drafter/attorney.
Patent Drafting & Illustrations
and much more. We provide turnkey solutions to law firms and corporations in many industries.
We have always recognized the value of new technology that our highly skilled executive team with professional backgrounds brings to our work. Like the intellectual property professionals we empower, our hunger for development is insatiable. We IMPROVE, ADAPT, and EXECUTE strategically.
TT Consultants offers a range of effective, high-quality solutions for your intellectual property management from
Patentability Search
Invalid Search
Patent Portfolio Management
Patent Monitoring
Patent Infringement SearchMoney earned is money saved. Agreeing with this statement, one must make an emergency call when it comes to filing a draft patent application with a patent office (USPTO, in the case of US patents). A patent application is a legal document that requires a lot of time to be drafted by a drafter or a patent attorney. Any inaccuracy, i.e., textual or numerical errors in the application may render it invalid or raise 112 rejections (in the case of US patents). While an inventor/pat Croatia Phone Number Resource ent attorney can file a “ certificate of correction ” with the USPTO, it costs them extra money and time. Usually, to get a patent, patent attorneys or inventors have to deal with two things besides the original idea, namely time and money. If you take too long to file a patent, you risk losing your idea/invention to someone else who filed before you, under the First to File Act . In patents, it is never a good idea to extend a date. Similarly, filing a false or erroneous patent application has its own consequences, such as facing multiple rejections and therefore requiring more money as a penalty. Remember! The money charged by the patent office is directly proportional to the time spent on the patent during its examination.
To combat the above problems, patent attorneys or inventors need to ensure that their patent application is error-free before filing it with the patent office. Patent attorneys are known to be legal experts, while inventors are technical experts on inventions. Therefore, inventors are not aware of the review process of the drafted patent application and cannot formulate helpful comments in a form that is understandable to the drafter/patent attorney regarding any corrections or errors in the application. So, what is the solution here?
This is where a reviewer with technical and drafting knowledge comes into the picture to bridge the gap between the drafter/patent attorney and the inventor. A thorough review and meaningful comments can help the drafter draft a better patent application. Reviewing a draft patent application involves keeping an eagle eye on every detail related to the patent, i.e. Title, Abstract, Background, Summary of the Patent, Brief Description of the Drawings, Detailed Description, Claims and Illustrations, and providing a suitable document with useful comments to your patent drafter/attorney.
Patent Drafting & Illustrations
and much more. We provide turnkey solutions to law firms and corporations in many industries.