INVENTION DISCLOSURE FORM FOR DESIGN PATENT APPLICATION

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INVENTION DISCLOSURE FORM FOR DESIGN PATENT APPLICATION

Instructions: Provide the following information and promptly confer with your

2. Purpose - What does invention do? What is it for? What structural features are

6. The final article design was disclosed, advertised or offered for sale on: ______

Additional Patent Information:

Design Patents protect the ornamental shape or external design of an article of manufacture.
A Primer on the Utility Patent Process in the United States. This is a narrative description of what a client might experience in working with a patent attorney to obtain a utility patent in the United States.
Patent Screening Search for assessing patentability of an invention.
Patent Opinion: The patent opinion concludes with its “opinion” as to the patentability of the invention based on the patent search results.
Patent Plant: Plant patents are a relatively rare, specialized type of patent for protecting new and non-obvious species of plants.
Patent Prosecution: Patent prosecution refers to the process of applying for a US patent and having the patent examined by the US Patent Office
Patent Validity: The first step in determining the validity of a patent is to check whether the patent term has expired or the maintenance fees have not been paid.
Provisional Applications for Patent: A provisional application for patent is a temporary application that offers a relatively quick and less expensive way (relative to a utility patent application) to officially file an invention disclosure with the U.S. patent office.
Invention Disclosure Form for Utility/Provisional Patent
Invention Disclosure Form for Design Patent