Obtaining a patent
Inventor files application with Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
- Describe exactly what the invention is and how it can be made
- Explain how the invention satisfies the tests of patentability
- Explain what would constitute an infringement of the patent
Examiner accepts or rejects the application
Appeal processes
- Amend and request reexamination
- PTO Board of Appeals
- Federal Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court