Guest Post By Leena Chitnis, Founder & CEO, Timberdog® In today’s fast-paced business environment, intellectual property (IP) has become an invaluable asset for emerging companies. IP refers to the legal rights that are granted to individuals or businesses for their inventions, creations, and innovations. It includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Emerging companies invest significant[…]
Preparing patent drawings is the key constituent of a Non-Provisional (Utility) Patent application. The USPTO obligates the inclusion of drawing disclosures in the application to understand the usable features of the invented product. The patent drawings help in illustrating the invention as per the claims mentioned in the patent application. An innovator must seek assistance[…]
When it comes to filing an international patent application in multiple provinces, patent drawings play an integral role while preparing the application. Since WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) is the governing authority for all the international patent applications; it becomes integral to learn the WIPO patent drawing rules. If you are looking for patent filing[…]
Patent drawing rules are the guidelines set by the USPTO for the applicant in terms of photographs, flowcharts, graphs, drawings, etc. While filing for a Patent application, keep the rules in priority. Basically, Provisional Patent applications don’t require drawings but non-Provisional Patent requires a minimum of one drawing. While working on these drawings, you must keep[…]
To estimate utility patent cost, first of all, we need to understand the fundamental of patents. The USPTO classifies patent applications as design, plant, and utility. Since you want to know how much a utility patent cost, we’re going to restrict ourselves to utility patents. Every year, the USPTO is flooded with more than 6[…]
Patent illustrations or drawings are a fundamental part of a patent application. Therefore, you should know how much the Patent Drawings Cost. The incorrect patent drawings cost you more for corrections. Moreover, if you don’t know the basics of patent drawings, you may lose patent rights as well. Simply put, patent drawings are multiple views[…]
Design Patent Drawings are the outer appearance of an article of manufacture. The USPTO has issued guidelines concerning design patent drawings requirement. Also, a design patent protects against the unauthorized usage of the outer appearance of an article of manufacture. However, a design patent doesn’t protect the structure or functionality of an article. The guidelines[…]
A Non Provisional Utility Patent Application is the main application that represents your invention. This is the application that goes to the USPTO for examination and decides whether or not you’ll get a grant. You should file a non provisional utility patent application when your invention is complete in a holistic sense. This application will[…]
Patent drawings are a quintessential part of your patent application, which is where an illustration service can help you. The drawings in your application have a job to do. That is, to ensure that the drawings supplement the description of your invention. While preparing your application, you have to ensure that your patent drawings are[…]
A design patent protects the ornamental appearance of an invention, means how a product looks and not how it works. So, filing a design patent application is essential if you want to prevent someone from copying the appearance of your product. Also, the application helps the patent office to understand the shape and configuration of the[…]