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How much does a provisional patent application cost?

March 4, 2022 by James Yang

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A provisional patent application costs between $75 to $15,000 dependent on who prepares the patent application.  You have to prepare and file the provisional patent application yourself without help from a patent attorney at the lower cost level.  But, the quality of your provisional patent application may be low.  For a higher-quality application, you should hire an … [Read more...]

What is the national phase of the PCT?

February 26, 2022 by James Yang

National Phase Patent Application Filings by Country

The national phase of the PCT starts when you file your PCT application in a country that has signed up to the Patent Cooperation Treaty. Currently, more than 150 countries are a part of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. What are the top 10 countries where inventors file a national phase patent application? The top countries for filing … [Read more...]

What is the International Phase of the PCT?

February 25, 2022 by James Yang

International Phase of PCT

The International Phase of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) begins once an international application (PCT Application) is filed at a Receiving Office. The PCT Application remains in the international Phase for 18 or 19 months.  During this time, the PCT Application can enter either Chapter 1 or Chapter 2 routes (see below).  By default, all PCT Applications follow Chapter … [Read more...]

How much does a patent cost?

February 15, 2022 by James Yang

The cost of a patent could be as high as $40,000 or it could be as low as $10,000 to $15,000. The patent cost is expensive so you have to manage those costs to make the patent process affordable.  You manage the patent costs by paying only for reserving the right to get a patent later on.  If and when your marketing shows your invention can be profitable, you can spend the … [Read more...]

Should you file a provisional or nonprovisional patent application?

September 2, 2019 by James Yang

Delay patent cost 1

The first step in the patent process is to file a patent application which can be filed as provisional or nonprovisional patent application.  When should you file the patent application as a provisional patent application?  Also, when should you file the patent application as a nonprovisional patent application.  After speaking with thousands of inventors, here is the key … [Read more...]

USPTO grants Pat No 10,000,000 represents 25 fold increase

June 20, 2018 by James Yang

pace of patenting improvements

On June 19, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted its 10 millionth patent. Since the inception of the patent system and grant of the first patent, the rate of technological improvement has increased 25-fold as discussed below. The 10 millionth patent (i.e., U.S. Pat. No. 10,000,000) was for Coherent LADAR using Intra-pixel Quadrature Detection. … [Read more...]

Claim construction switching from BRI to ordinary meaning in post grant proceedings

May 8, 2018 by James Yang

On May 9, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a proposed rule change regarding the future of claim construction during post grant proceedings at the USPTO.  The press release indicated that all post grant proceedings such as the Inter Partes Review, Post Grant Review and Covered Business Methods will no longer use the “Broadest Reasonable … [Read more...]

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