FAQs Patent Questions
Question:Most fees are reduced by half if the owner of an invention is a small entity
Answer: If the owner of the invention is a small entity, (an independent inventor, a small business concern or a non-profit organization), most fees are reduced by half if small entity status is claimed.
Question:The title of the design must identify the article in which the design is embodied.
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The Title of the design must identify the article in which the design is embodied by the name generally known and used by the public. Marketing designations are improper as titles and should not be used. A title descriptive of the actual article aids the examiner in developing a complete field of search of the prior art.
Question:The Inventor is the only person allowed to apply for a patent.
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c, with certain exceptions. If a person who is not the inventor should apply for a patent, the patent, if it were obtained, would be invalid.
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