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Patent Prosecution Training
Basics of
Patent Prosecution Process
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Patent Practitioner:A person who stands
between an engineer or scientist with the appropriate technical background.
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Module C1. Basics of Patent Prosecution Process2. Patent Glossary3. Operational Knowledge for Practicing
Patent Law4. Prior Art5. Patent Specification Drafting6. Claim Drafting7. Advanced Claim Drafting8. Prosecution of Patent Application9. Patent Prosecution vs. Patent Litigation
Issues10.Concluding Session
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Patent prosecution …
• Patent prosecution describes the interaction between an 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-grant prosecution, which involves negotiation with a patent office for the grant of a patent, and post-grant prosecution, which involves issues such as post-grant amendment and opposition.
• Patent prosecution is distinct from patent litigation, which describes legal action relating to the infringement of 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 Office
Mail to
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Inspection
Specifications
Drawings
Claims
Name &Address of Inventor
Inventor’s DeclarationFilling 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 in Specifications
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Claims of Patent Application
Patentable Subject Matter
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Claims
Process
Machine
An Article of ManufactureComposition of Material
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Invention
Is it NEW?
Has this been done before the
APPLICATION?Are CLAIMS NOVEL in it?
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Invention
Is it OBVIOUS?
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Finer Points
Is the INVENTION as CLAIMED described in the SPECIFICATIONS?
Examiner must satisfy himself and determine whether the claims are
supported by the specifications?Is the Specifications adequate to support the
claimed invention?
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Claims
Are they CLEAR and DEFINITE?
Are they UNDERSTANDABL
E?
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FIRST OFFICIAL ACTION
Patent Examin
er
Inventor
Written Opinion under USC section 102, 102, 103, 112
FIRSTOFFICIAL ACTION
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Review
First Official
Action
Amendment Inventor
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After Amendment
Amendment
Overcomes All Objections& Rejections
Does Not Overcome
Objections & Rejections
NOTICE
OF
ALLOWANCE
FINAL
REJECTION
Allowed
Rejected
Examine
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ACCEPTED
Amendment
Overcomes All Objections& Rejections
NOTICE
OF
ALLOWANCE
Allowed
Examine
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REJECTED
Amendment
Does Not Overcome
Objections & Rejections
FINAL
REJECTION
Rejected
Examine
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After Final Rejection
Review Final
Rejection
AMENDMENT
AFTER FINAL
REJECTION
Final arguments and minor Amendments
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Action: Amendment after Rejection
AMENDMENTAFTER FINAL REJECTION
Examiner considers the AMENDMENT
Satisfied
NOTICE
OF
ALLOWANCE
FINAL
REJECTION
Not satisfie
d
Allow
Advisory Action
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APPEAL!
Appeal is Filed
Arguments
Examiner was
mistaken
Allowed
NOTICE OF
ALLOWANCE
Examiner was RIGHT Reject
ed
REJECTION
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 conclude that 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 Patent Examining 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 newer areas like biotechnology.
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Thank You
Good Luck for
your journey to
Patent Law Practitioner