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Guide to Patents and Patent Applications
What can be patented and who may apply. What you will find in a patent application: the specifications, drawings and models needed. The examination of applications and proceedings in the Patent Office. What are rights, assignments, markings, licenses and infringements.

What Does That Mean? Is My invention Patentable?
Definition of novelty, useful, nonobvious, and other conditions necessary to qualify for a patent.

Who May Apply for a Patent
Who may apply for a patent - is it just the inventor?

What Does Patent Ownership Mean?
The nature of patents and patent rights - patent information.

Correct Use of Patent Marks and Patent Pending
How to correctly mark a patent or use patent pending

Receipt for Mailed Documents & Patent Applications
A receipt for documents mailed to the USPTO can be obtained by attaching a stamped, self-addressed postcard to the first page of the documents.

Patents and Inventions
The part of intellectual property law that protects inventions are patents.