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IP Procure's patent attorney follows a stepwise approach to patent drafting, filing, and prosecution. As depicted in the flow diagram below, the first step in the drafting of a patent application is an extensive prior art search carried out by our experienced patent search team based on the disclosure on the inventive concept provided by our client. If the inventive concept meets the patentability criteria, drafting of a patent application can start. If the inventive concept does not meet the patentability criteria, the client can attempt to develop the inventive concept to enable it to meet the novelty criterion.
The patent application is then drafted and sent to the client for their review. The client's comments are incorporated in the patent application and the patent application is filed in the USPTO after an approval by the client. When the patent application is examined by the USPTO examiner, the examiner may or may not issue an office action for the patent application. IP Procure's patent lawyer files responses to these office actions during the patent prosecution stage. IP Procure, Inc. continues to file responses to the office actions of the patent examiner until the patent application issues as a patent, or until the application is rejected or suspended. IP Procure’s patent attorney may meet the patent examiners to advance the patent application through the prosecution stage. |
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| To prepare a patent application we would require the following information in the inventor’s disclosure: |
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| Provide a process flow diagram of all the steps of your invention. |
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Describe each step. |
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Describe the variations of each step. |
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Identify one or more of the processes of your invention that you believe are novel. |
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