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INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................16

PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION- AN OVERVIEW............................20

BEFORE YOU START PREPARING A PATENT APPLICATION................41

DRAFTING THE PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION...........................90

FILING YOUR PROVISIONAL APPLICATION..............................................124

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY OF PATENT TERMS.........................................130

APPENDIX B: APPLICATION DATA SHEET GUIDELINE.........................138

APPENDIX C: PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION FORMS............162

APPENDIX D: SAMPLE PATENTS.................................................................172

APPENDIX E: SAMPLE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS...................194

INDEX....................................................................................................................352

Table of Contents in Detail

INTRODUCTION .. 16

Quality Verses Cost Issues Explained . 17

PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION- AN OVERVIEW ....20

General Overview .. 21

Provisional Patent Application (provisional) Characteristics . 22

When a Provisional May Be a Good Choice . 22

When a Provisional May Not Be a Good Choice ..23

Basic Points of Information . 24

Important Caveats . 24

Filing Date Requirements . 25

Nonprovisional Patent Application Issues . 25

Prosecution History Estoppels . 26

Claim Interpretation . 26

Doctrine of Equivalence . 27

Festo . 27

Main Laws, Rules, and USPTO Guidelines . 28

General 28

Filing Related Matters . 29

Correspondence Address . 30

Incomplete Provisional Filings . 31

USPTO Proof of Filing Receipt 33

Inventorship Related Matters . 34

Correction of Inventorship in Application . 34

Summary Information about Inventorship Correction . 35

Assignment 35

Nonprovisional Related Matters: 36

How To Accord The provisional’s File Date To a Follow-On Nonprovisional 36

Priority Claim Details . 37

BEFORE YOU START PREPARING A PATENT APPLICATION ...41

Overview .. 42

10 Step-by-Step Do’s and Don’ts After Conception . 42

Disclosure Document Program .. 44

Content of the Disclosure Document 44

Preparation of the Document 45

Other Enclosures . 45

Disposing of the Disclosure Document 45

Fee . 45

Evaluation of Commercial Potential- 21 Questions to Answer . 46

What Next? . 51

Determining Inventorship . 52

Facts about Inventorship . 54

Some Issues with Joint Inventorship . 55

Some Common Inventorship Issues . 55

Inventorship Evaluation . 56

Who is the Actual Owner(s)? . 57

Ownership Evaluation . 57

Basic Facts About Assignments . 57

What Subject Matter is Patentable? . 58

Overview .. 58

A Basic Patentable Subject Matter Evaluation ..58

Patentable Subject Matter- in More Detail 59

The Current Test for Patentable Subject Matter..60

Functional vs. Non-Functional Descriptive Material 60

Events That Affect Patentability . 61

Events That Bar Patentability . 61

Events and Prior-Art That May Preclude Patentability . 62

Is Your Invention Novel? . 63

What Is Public Knowledge Prior-Art? . 63

Establishing “First to Invent”- Basic Concepts ..65

Novelty Over the Prior-Art 66

Evaluating Claim Novelty- Basic Principles . 66

An Invention Derived From Another 67

Public Use in More Detail 67

The “On Sale Bar in More Detail 69

The Experimental Use Exception . 70

Establishing Critical “First to Invent” Dates- More Detail 71

Winning a “First-to-Invent” Competition . 74

Establishing Diligence and Its Effects . 74

Is Your Invention Obvious? . 75

Basic Points . 75

Advanced Concepts . 76

Prior-art Searching . 78

Why it is important to conduct a patent prior-art search . 78

What Prior-Art Should be Searched? . 79

Determining the Search Engines to Use . 80

Establishing Search Parameters and Methods. 80

Performing the Search- Search Tips . 81

Define Your Invention . 81

Searching the USPTO Patent Database . 82

Evaluating a Patent Reference . 82

Analyze the search results to optimize the search parameters. 83

How Good Is a Professional Patent Search? . 84

Prior-Art Points of Information . 85

All Considered, Should I Apply For a Provisional? . 86

DRAFTING THE PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION ...90

Overview .. 91

Cover Sheet 92

Title of the Invention . 93

Inventorship . 93

Statements and References . 94

Background of the Invention . 94

Invention Background Drafting Checklist 95

Drafting the Invention Background- Questions to Answer 96

Drawings . 96

General Information . 97

Drawings Tips . 97

Drawings Checklist 98

Selected Issues (advanced) 99

Brief Summary of the Invention . 99

Brief Description of the Drawing . 99

Detailed Description of the Invention. 100

Introduction . 100

Overview .. 101

USPTO Written Description Requirement Analysis Methodology (advanced) 101

Written Description Points of Information- a Summary List 105

Satisfying the Written Description Requirement- a Checklist 106

Drafting the Specification . 107

General Writing Style Suggestions . 107

Introduce the Invention- Questions and Guidelines . 108

Implementation Details- Questions and Guidelines . 109

Conclusion- Drafting Tips . 112

Claim(s) (optional) 112

Dummy Claim Drafting Tips . 113

Things to Know About Claims (advanced) 114

Pulling it Together- Drafting the Provisional..116

Drafting Tips . 116

The Quick Approach – 10 Easy Steps . 117

The Better Quality Approach . 118

Provisional Specification- A Template to Start From .. 119

Selected Detailed Description Issues (advanced)..120

Selected 35 USC §112 (1) Issues- (advanced)..121

Written Description Requirement 121

Enablement 122

Undue Experimentation ( Test of Enablement) 122

New Matter 122

FILING YOUR PROVISIONAL APPLICATION .. 124

Preparing and Organizing the Application . 125

Submissions . 126

The Provisional Filing Fee . 127

The Postcard Receipt 128

Post Filing Matters . 129

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY OF PATENT TERMS ...130

APPENDIX B: APPLICATION DATA SHEET GUIDELINE STYLE .. 138

Patent Application Data Sheet Format 139

Application Information . 140

Correspondence Information . 144

Representative Information . 145

Domestic Priority Information . 146

Foreign Priority Information . 147

Assignee Information . 148

DATA ENTRY FORMAT EXAMPLES .. 149

Technical Characteristics of the Application Data Sheet Format 159

Paper Characteristics . 159

Typography used in documents . 159

Document Format 160

Other Patent Application Data Sheet guidelines:..161

APPENDIX C: PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION FORMS .. 162

Disclosure Document Deposit Request 163

Provisional Application Cover Sheet 164

Provisional Application Cover Sheet- Additional Page . 165

Transmittal Form .. 166

Credit Card Payment Form .. 167

Postcard Receipt Example . 168

Postcard Receipt Example- Blank .. 169

Power of Attorney or Agent 170

Certificate of Mailing . 171

APPENDIX D: SAMPLE PATENT APPLICATIONS ...172

Sample Device Patent 173

Sample Method Patent 184

APPENDIX E: SAMPLE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS 194

Multimedia Development And License Agreement..196

Technical Information Agreement Between Licensor And Licensee . 207

Publishing Agreement (Exclusive License) For Computer Program And Documentation . 217

Software Agreement Between Licensor And Licensee Software Agreement 224

Joint Invention Ownership Agreement 232

Agreement Concerning the Assignment of Patent Rights 237

Bilateral Patent License Agreement-All Patents ..243

Agent-Inventor Agreement 256

Inventor Revenue Distribution Agreement [Academic] 259

Agreement Of Joint Commercialization . 261

Confidential Disclosure Agreement 265

Material Transfer Contract 268