Chapter 37 - CHAPTER 37 PATENT LAW

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

CHAPTER 37 PATENT LAW

William F. Vobach, Esq.

SYNOPSIS

§ 37.1 INTRODUCTION

§ 37.2 TYPES OF U.S. PATENTS

§ 37.2.1—Utility Patents
§ 37.2.2—Design Patents
§ 37.2.3—Plant Patents

§ 37.3 PATENTABLE SUBJECT MATTER

§ 37.3.1—Novelty
§ 37.3.2—Non-obviousness
§ 37.3.3—Changes Implemented by the America Invents Act

§ 37.4 TYPES OF U.S. PATENT APPLICATIONS

§ 37.4.1—Provisional Patent Applications
§ 37.4.2—Non-provisional Patent Applications

§ 37.5 FOREIGN PATENT APPLICATIONS

§ 37.5.1—Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Patent Applications
§ 37.5.2—Direct Filing in a Foreign Country
§ 37.5.3—Taiwan

§ 37.6 OVERVIEW OF U.S. PATENT PROCEDURE

§ 37.6.1—Patentability Searches
§ 37.6.2—Filing of the U.S. Patent Application
§ 37.6.3—Office Actions
§ 37.6.4—"Patent Pending" Status
§ 37.6.5—Patent Term/Patent Maintenance Fees

§ 37.7 OWNERSHIP

§ 37.7.1 —Joint Inventorship
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