FAQs Index

When does a patent application have to be filed?

Who owns a patent?

What is a PCT Application?

What Are Law Codes?

What Is Publication?

What Is A Small Entity?

How much money do I need for patenting?

What is the difference - provisional or non-provisional patent application?

How important are the claims in a patent application?

Is my United States patent valid internationaly?

Are there different basic types of utility patent applications?

What can be patented?

What types of patents are there?

How can I lose patent protection?

How long does patent protection last? (As of year 2005)

How do I know if my idea is patentable?

Who can apply for a patent?

What cannot be patented?

What is a patent?