美国专利书籍(The-Complete-Patent-Book)

theCompletePatentBookEverythingYouNeedtoKnowtoObtainYourPatent✔UtilityPatents✔DesignPatents✔Amendments✔Appeals✔InternationalProtectionJamesL.RogersAttorneyatLawSPHINXLEGALTAKINGTHEMYSTERYOUTOFTHELAW™SPHINXLEGALSphinx®PublishingAnImprintofSourcebooks,Inc.®•••••TheCompleteGuidetoObtainingYourOwnPatentSPHINXLEGALTAKINGTHEMYSTERYOUTOFTHELAW™theCompletePatentBook✪UnderstandingPatentRequirements✪SearchingPriorArt✪DraftingApplications✪OvercomingRejections✪CommunicatingwiththePTO✪Patentprocessflow-chart✪Samplepatentapplication✪Plain-Englishglossaryofterms✪Step-by-stepinstructions✪Sampledesignpatent✪Ready-to-use,blankformsReady-to-UseFormswithInstructions:✔CoverLetters✔DataSheets✔InformationDisclosureStatement✔ProvisionalApplication✔RevivingAbandonedApplications✔andmanymore…“Easytounderstandguides—anexcellentsourceforreaders.”—LibraryJournalWrittenbyanAttorneyASimpleEnglishExplanationoftheLawReady-to-UseFormswithDetailedInstructionsRogersTHECOMPLETEPATENTBOOKEVERYTHINGYOUNEEDTOKNOWTOOBTAINYOURPATENTJamesL.RogersAttorneyatLawSPHINX®PUBLISHINGANIMPRINTOFSOURCEBOOKS,INC.®NAPERVILLE,ILLINOIS©2003byJamesL.RogersCoverandinternaldesign©2003bySourcebooks,Inc.®Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorbyanyelectronicormechanicalmeansincludinginformationstorageandretrievalsystems—exceptinthecaseofbriefquotationsembodiedincriticalarti-clesorreviews,orinthecaseoftheexercisesinthisbooksolelyforthepersonaluseofthepurchaser—withoutper-missioninwritingfromitspublisher,Sourcebooks,Inc.FirstEdition,2003SecondPrinting,March,2004Publishedby:Sphinx®Publishing,AnImprintofSourcebooks,Inc.®NapervilleOfficeP.O.Box4410Naperville,Illinois60567-4410630-961-3900Fax:[phone]—1098765432LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataRogers,JamesL.,1965–Thecompletepatentbook:everythingyouneedtoknowtoobtainyourpatent/byJamesL.Rogers.p.cm.Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.ISBN1-57248-201-X(Paperback)1.Patentlawsandlegislation--UnitedStates--Popularworks.2.Inventors--UnitedStates--Handbooks,manuals,etc.I.Title.KF3114.6.R642003346.7304'86--dc212002015773USINGSELF-HELPLAWBOOKS...........................................viiINTRODUCTION......................................................xiSECTION1:BEFOREYOUFILEYOURAPPLICATIONCHAPTER1:OVERVIEWOFTHEPATENTPROCESS................................3ThePurposeofPatentsConsideringObtainingaPatentWhoCanApplyforaPatentTypesofAvailablePatentsWhatisPatentableWhatisNotPatentableLengthofaPatentWhenYouShouldApplyforaPatentTheWorkInvolvedwithObtainingaPatentHiringanAttorneyorAgentFurtherInformationCHAPTER2:REQUIREMENTSFOROBTAININGAPATENT...........................15NoveltyObviousnessWrittenDescriptionRequirementEnablementBestModeUtilityCONTENTSCHAPTER3:SEARCHINGFORPRIORART.....................................33TheImportanceofaPriorArtSearchSimpleSearchesforFreeFee-BasedSearchingExtensivePatentSearchingatthePTODocumentingYourSearchSECTION2:FILINGYOURAPPLICATIONCHAPTER4:DRAFTINGYOURPATENTAPPLICATION:SPECIFICATIONSANDDRAWINGS.....47PartsofYourApplicationDraftingYourSpecificationDrawingsCHAPTER5:THEMOSTIMPORTANTPARTOFTHEAPPLICATION:CLAIMS..............71ClaimFormatTypesofClaimsandHowtoDraftThemSpecialClaimFormatGeneralClaimDraftingRulesandTechniquesCHAPTER6:COMPLETINGYOURAPPLICATION................................95UtilityApplicationTransmittalFormFeeTransmittalFormApplicationDataSheetsOathorDeclarationTheInformationDisclosureStatementOtherThingstoIncludewithYourApplicationSendingYourPatentApplicationFinalChecklistCHAPTER7:PREPARINGOTHERTYPESOFAPPLICATIONS........................111D