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Patent Prosecution
TrainingBasics
ofPatent Prosecution Process
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Patent Practitioner:
A person who stands between anengineer or scientist with the appropriatetechnical background.
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Module C
1. Basics of Patent Prosecution Process2. Patent Glossary
3. Operational Knowledge for Practicing Patent Law
4. Prior Art5. Patent Specification Drafting
6. Claim Drafting
7. Advanced Claim Drafting
8. Prosecution of Patent Application
9. Patent Prosecution vs. Patent Litigation Issues
10. Concluding Session
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Patent prosecution
Patent prosecution describes the interaction betweenan applicant, or their representative, and a patent office
with regard to a patent, or an application for a patent.Broadly, patent prosecution can be split into pre-grantprosecution, which involves negotiation with a patentoffice for the grant of a patent, and post-grantprosecution, which involves issues such as post-grantamendment and opposition.
Patent prosecution is distinct from patent litigation,which describes legal action relating to the infringementof patents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_prosecution
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Patent prosecution
1 Pre-grant prosecution 1.1 Preparation of an application 1.2 Filing an application 1.3 Search and examination
1.4 Deferred examination 1.5 Invention registration 1.6 Appeals 1.7 Abandonment
2 Post grant prosecution 2.1 Opposition 2.2 Reissue, Reexamination and Interference
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Inventor
Idea Working Model
Idea Reduced to Practice
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Patent Application
Inventor Describe the invention in words Patent Application Patent OfficeMail to
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Inspection
Specifications
Drawings
Claims
Name &Address of Inventor
Inventors Declaration
Filling Fee
Application Inspection
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Serial Number
Application Folder
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Classification
Electrical
Mechanical
Chemical
Biotechnical
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Search of Prior Art
Patent Examiner
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Claims and Specifications
Claims Described and Supported Details inSpecifications
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Claims of Patent Application
Patentable Subject Matter
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Claims
Process
Machine
An Article of Manufacture
Composition ofMaterial
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Invention
Is it NEW?
Has this been done before theAPPLICATION?
Are CLAIMS NOVEL in it?
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Invention
Is it OBVIOUS?
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Finer Points
Is the INVENTION asCLAIMED described in the
SPECIFICATIONS?
Examiner must satisfy himself anddetermine whether the claims aresupported by the specifications?
Is the Specificationsadequate to support
the claimed invention?
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Claims
Are they CLEAR and
DEFINITE?
Are theyUNDERSTANDABLE?
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FIRST OFFICIAL ACTION
PatentExaminer
Inventor
Written Opinion under USCsection 102, 102, 103, 112
FIRST
OFFICIALACTION
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Review
First Official
ActionAmendmentInventor
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After Amendment
Amendment
OvercomesAll Objections
& Rejections
Does Not Overcome
Objections & Rejections
NOTICE
OF
ALLOWANCE
FINAL
REJECTION
Allowed
Rejected
Examine
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ACCEPTED
Amendment
OvercomesAll Objections
& Rejections
NOTICE
OF
ALLOWANCE
Allowed
Examine
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REJECTED
Amendment
Does Not Overcome
Objections & Rejections
FINAL
REJECTIONRejected
Examine
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After Final Rejection
Review FinalRejection
AMENDMENTAFTER FINAL
REJECTION
Final arguments andminor Amendments
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Action: Amendment after Rejection
AMENDMENT
AFTER FINAL
REJECTION
Examiner considersthe AMENDMENT
Satisfied
NOTICE
OF
ALLOWANCE
FINAL
REJECTION
Notsatisfied
Allow
Advisory Action
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APPEAL!
Appeal is Filed Arguments
Examiner wasmistaken
Allowed
NOTICE
OF
ALLOWANCE
Examiner wasRIGHT
RejectedREJECTION
STAYS
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FLOW CHART
http://www.techtransfer.iastate.edu/en/for_iowa_state/educational_resources/patents_and_the_patenting_process.cfm
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MPEP
From this presentation, one may be tempted to concludethat patent prosecution is a fairly straight forward affair.
In most of the cases, the answer is yes. However, it is
worth remembering that the Manual of PatentExamining Procedure (MPEP) is a 3000+ document;and the worst part is that it is not a static document.
The laws, rules and forms keep on changing. Even the
basic fundamentals change over time to include newerareas like biotechnology.
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Thank You
Good Luck
foryour journey
to
Patent Law Practitioner