Patents and How to Get One
- Subtitle
- A Practical Handbook
United States. Department of Commerce
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1. Front matter2. Functions of the Patent and Trademark Office3. Purpose of this Booklet4. What Is a Patent?5. Patent Laws6. What Can Be Patented7. Novelty and Other Conditions for Obtaining a Patent8. The United States Patent and Trademark Office9. Publications of the Patent and Trademark Office10. General Information and Correspondence11. Library, Search Room Services and Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries12. Attorneys and Agents13. Disclosure Document14. Who May Apply for a Patent15. Application For Patent16. Oath or Declaration, Signature17. Filing Fees[1]18. Specification (Description and Claims)19. Drawing20. Models, Exhibits, Specimens21. Examination of Applications and Proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office22. Amendments to Application23. Time for Response and Abandonment24. Appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and to the Courts25. Interferences26. Allowance and Issue of Patent27. Nature of Patent and Patent Rights28. Maintenance Fees29. Correction of Patents30. Assignments and Licenses31. Infringement of Patents32. Patent Marking and “Patent Pending”33. Design Patents34. Plant Patents35. Treaties and Foreign Patents36. Foreign Applicants for United States Patents37. Answers to Questions Frequently Asked