What is a Patent?
A patent is a legal document granting exclusive usage rights to the patent owner for their invention in a specific country for 20 years. Using a patent-protected invention without rights or permission from the patent owner may constitute patent infringement – a serious offense that could result in compensation payments.
What Can Be Patented?
By law, patents can only be registered for inventions that are:
– New
– Useful
– Industrially applicable
– Demonstrate inventive progress
Important note: Patents can only be registered for inventions not yet publicly disclosed. If public disclosure is discovered after registration, the patent will be invalidated. Since “disclosure” is not strictly defined and includes many possibilities, consulting with patent registration attorneys is highly recommended.
Service Inventions
Service inventions are those created by company employees in connection with their work. Recent years have seen increased interest in:
– Ownership rights (employee vs. employer)
– Employee entitlement to additional compensation
How to Register an Invention or Idea as a Patent?
Patent registration is a complex process beginning with a detailed application. Considerations:
– Too broad definitions lead to application rejection
– Too narrow definitions limit commercial monopoly and protection
– Recommended to use experienced patent attorneys who:
– Have deep technical understanding in the invention field
– Have extensive experience with registration procedures
– Can handle extended discussions with Patent Office examiners
– Are bound by client confidentiality
When to Consult a Patent Attorney?
Recommended at earliest stages of idea development. An experienced patent attorney can:
– Identify legally viable and commercially worthwhile directions
– Save resources on economically non-viable developments
– Provide expertise in the invention’s technical field
Patent Registration Process
1. Preliminary Global Search
– Verify novelty
– Confirm non-obviousness to field experts
2. Patent Application Filing
– Submit after confirming novelty
– Separate registration for each country
– Different routes available for:
– Initial protection in certain countries
– Priority rights preservation in additional countries
– Recommended to consult experienced patent attorney regarding:
– Registration routes
– International conventions
– Country-specific timelines
– Strategic registration decisions
For Israeli applications:
– Submitted to Patent Office for examination
– Examiner verifies patent eligibility
– Usually requires modifications
– Opposition period: 3 months from application acceptance
– Cancellation requests possible after registration
– Expedited examination available under certain conditions
3. Patent Registration
– Granted after examination completion
– No remaining examiner objections
– No oppositions filed or all oppositions rejected
– Entry in Patent Register
– Certificate issued
– Validity from application date
– Renewal fees required
International Patent Registration
Patent registration is territorial:
– Valid only in registration country
– Separate applications needed for each country
– Paris Convention provides:
– One-year priority rights in member countries
– PCT Convention offers:
– 30-month international filing rights
– 155 member countries
– Time to evaluate additional filings based on international examination authority opinion
Professional Services
Dr. Mark Friedman’s firm offers:
– First-tier patent registration and IP legal services
– 30+ years diverse experience
– 3,000+ US patent registrations
– Comprehensive registration support
– Patent attorneys with scientific backgrounds in:
– Biology
– Chemistry
– Software
– Electronics
The firm guides clients through entire patent registration process with professional expertise and scientific knowledge across all invention fields.
*The aforementioned in this article and on the website in general should not be considered as legal advice and the things written in it should not be considered as a substitute for individual legal advice, but a personal opinion and/or a general explanation only. Of course, you should not rely on and/or act in accordance with the above without individual legal advice from an attorney
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