Types of U.S. Patents
Although a provisional patent does not exist (just a PPA), there are 3 types of patents the USPTO can issue depending upon what you’ve invented. Your Registered Patent Attorney will be able to identify the kind of patent you should seek and prepare the application for the USPTO to examine.
This may be the most critical part of a patent: the patent application!
It’s the properly drafted application that can maximize your property and legal rights.
Patent types include:
• Utility Patents
• Design Patents
• Plant Patents
Most patents are utility patents. In rare circumstances, a proposed invention may qualify for more than one type of patent, and/or qualify for copyright protection and/or trademark protection. A Registered Patent Attorney can help.
What Is A Registered Patent Attorney?
Not all lawyers can practice patent law before the USPTO. An attorney must pass a very difficult patent bar exam in order to become a Registered Patent Attorney (RPA). Although there are 1.3 million lawyers in the United States, only about 2% are Patent Attorneys registered with the USPTO.
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