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Filing Procedure - USPTO
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Agenda
Introduction
Filing Stages
E-filing
Fees
Resources
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Introduction
- Market and Need - Another dimension to IPR services - Direct involvement from initial steps of a patent application
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OPAP (Office for Patent Application Processing)
Filing Process in USPTO
Introduction
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Filing Stages
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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
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- 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
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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
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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
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E-Filing
-- Web-based patent application and document submission solution.
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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
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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
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- 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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