About Patenting

An inventor may wish to file a provisional patent application if the inventor is not ready to enter into the regular examination process, typically because of time or money constraints. A provisional application establishes a filing date at a lower cost for a first...

A design patent relates to a new, useful and ornamental article of manufacture. When most people think of a patent, they think of a utility patent directed to a technological invention: an article, apparatus, process or composition of matter that is useful, new and...

Patenting an invention may require a substantial investment by an inventor or small business.  Horror stories abound among inventors of exorbitant legal fees and poor results.  What are the different costs involved in patenting and what are reasonable expectations? ...