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Are you curious about what the patent process looks like from start to finish? What happens after you file your patent application? What deadlines and expectations should you have? Join us on on this episode of Patent Pending Made Simple as Jamie and Samar walk you through the lifecycle of a patent.
Visit our show notes page for a transcript and resources: https://outlierpatentattorneys.com/patent-pending-made-simple/podcast/episodes/2
Topics we cover:
• The provisional application is an informal application that acts as a placeholder to secure an early filing date. It gives inventors up to 1 year to decide if they want to pursue a full patent application.
• Within 1 year of filing the provisional, inventors must file a non-provisional or PCT application to claim priority to the provisional filing date.
• After filing a non-provisional application, the patent office will typically issue a rejection within 18-24 months. This is a normal part of the patent prosecution process.
• Inventors can respond to rejections, amend claims, and make arguments to try and overcome the rejections. This can go back and forth multiple times until the application is either abandoned or allowed.
• International filings via the PCT route can allow inventors to enter national phase in countries like Europe and Canada. However, international filings are expensive and the US is often the most lucrative market.
Episode 1: Intro to the Patent Pending Made Simple Podcast, and its hosts: Jamie Brophy and Samar Shah. In this episode, Jamie and Samar discuss frameworks that you (the inventor) should use when you think about your patent application as well as frameworks for protecting your innovations.
Episode 1 - What is a good patent application
Introduction to the podcast. 0:00
Welcome to the Patent Pending Made Simple Podcast.
Jamie's background and goals for the podcast.
Samar's background.
What makes for a good patent application? 3:03
What makes for a good patent application.
Working with a small boutique firm.
The benefits of working with an inventor focused patent practitioner.
The first step to getting a patent 6:33
What are the physical characteristics of your invention?
Benefits and advantages of an invention.
Conceptual framework for a patent application 8:37
Layers of abstraction
What aspects of the invention are essential?
The importance of clarity in a patent application. 11:17
Importance of being as clear as possible.
Clarity, precision, and best mode.
Writing to different audiences 16:33
Patent litigation in the US.
How Inventors should review patent applications 19:17
Patent documents are difficult to read.
Collaboration with clients leads to better patent documents.
Make sure the claims are right. 21:43
Having a strategic perspective to the claims.
Big picture perspective on a patent application.
Next time on patent pending made simple.
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