US Patent Application Filings Under the Paris Convention
When an applicant files a US patent application with a foreign priority claim, a copy of the foreign priority application must be submitted to the US Patent Office.
Nuts and Bolts of International Preliminary Examination and the Demand Thereof
International preliminary examination of an international application may be requested by filing a demand under Chapter II of the PCT to obtain a preliminary and non-binding opinion on the questions whether the claimed invention appears to be novel, to involve…
Filing a Non-Publication Request
Not very long ago, patent applications were maintained in secrecy until they issued as patents. Today, however, an application is published 18 months after its effective filing date, meaning that anyone can see your invention after you file it. By…