Filing Procedure - USPTO
Agenda
Introduction
Filing Stages
E-filing
Fees
Resources
Introduction
- Market and Need - Another dimension to IPR services - Direct involvement from initial steps of a patent application
OPAP (Office for Patent Application Processing)
Filing Process in USPTO
Introduction
Filing Stages
Filing Stages
- Critical decisions
a. Do I need to file?
b. Should I file by my own?
c. Type of protection, application and coverage
- Documents Required
a. Information Disclosure (Duty of Candor)
b. Priority document
- Critical decisions
a. Mode of filing
b. Exercising options
i. Track One/ Accelerated examination/ PPH
ii. Not publishing before allowance
iii. Priority Date
c. Multiple Applications to avoid “Unity of Invention”
Filing Stages
Filing Stages - Document required
a. Oath/Declaration
b. Application data sheet (ADS)
c. Specification – Description and at least 1 Claim
d. Drawing* (Optional)
e. Micro Entity Certification (Optional)
f. Information Disclosure Statement form (IDS)
i. Translation copy for foreign references
ii. Prosecution data for claimed foreign application
iii. Non-patent literature document
g. Basic filing fees, search and examination fees
Filing Stages
a. Reply to first office action
b. First Action Interview (FAI)
c. Amendments
i. Filing details
ii. 312 amendment (Pre-issuance)
iii. Certificate-of-correction (Proofread)
iv. Re-issue
v. Patent term adjustment
d. Filing other documents
i. Terminal disclaimer
ii. IDS
E-Filing
-- Web-based patent application and document submission solution.
Fees
- Current fee schedule w.e.f. January 16, 2018
a. Basic filing fees
b. Non-electronic filing fees
c. Search and examination fees
d. Application size fees
e. Surcharge
f. Maintenance fees
g. Issue fees
h. Amendments & Correction
Fees
- Important factors influencing fee structure
a. Application size (including preliminary amendment)
b. Entity
c. Mode of filing
d. Response to Office action/ Extension of time
e. Delay/ Surcharge
f. Amendments & Correction
- Utility Patent Application Filing Guide
- Important instructions for Application Data Sheet
- Process for obtaining a utility patent (USPTO)
- Fee Schedule (USPTO)
- EFS-Web (USPTO)
Resources
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