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Full nonprovisional.
A patent is a type of property right. It gives the patent
holder the right, for a limited time, to exclude others
from making, using, offering to sell, selling, or importing
into the United States the subject matter that is within
the scope of protection granted by the patent. The USPTO
determines whether a patent should be granted in a particular
case. However, it is up to the patent holder to enforce
his or her own rights if the USPTO does grant a patent.
There are also two types of utility patent applications
-- provisional and nonprovisional. Each year the USPTO
receives approximately 350,000 patent applications.
Nonprovisional Utility Patent
Application Requirements
A nonprovisional utility patent application must be
in the English language or be accompanied by a translation
in the English language, a statement that the translation
is accurate and a fee set forth in 37 CFR â1.17(i).
All papers which are to become part of the permanent
records of the USPTO must be typewritten or produced
by a mechanical (or computer) printer. The text must
be in permanent black ink or its equivalent; on a single
side of the paper; in portrait orientation; on white
paper that is all of the same size, flexible, strong,
smooth, nonshiny, durable, and without holes. The paper
size must be either:
- 21.6 cm. by 27.9 cm. (81/2 by 11 inches), or
- 21.0 cm. by 29.7 cm. (DIN size A4).
There must be a left margin of at least 2.5 cm. (1
inch) and top, right, and bottom margins of at least
2.0 cm. (3/4 inch). Drawing page requirements are discussed
separately below.
A nonprovisional utility patent application must include
a specification, including a claim or claims; drawings,
when necessary; an oath or declaration; and the prescribed
filing, search, and examination fees. A complete nonprovisional
utility patent application should contain the elements
listed below, arranged in the order shown.
- Utility Patent Application Transmittal Form or Transmittal
Letter
- Fee Transmittal Form and Appropriate Fees
- Application Data Sheet (see 37 CFR â 1.76)
- Specification (with at least one claim)
- Drawings (when necessary)
- Executed Oath or Declaration
- Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listing (when
necessary)
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