FAQs Patent Questions
Question:How long does it take for a patent application to be processed?
Answer: The average patent application pendency is 24.6 months. Applications received in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are numbered in sequential order and the applicant will be informed within eight weeks of the application number and official filing date if filed in paper. If filed electronically, the application number is available within minutes.
Question:Does the USPTO control the fees charged by patent attorneys and agents for their services?
Answer:
No. This is a matter between you and your patent attorney or agent in which the Office takes no part. To avoid misunderstanding you may wish to ask for estimate charges for: (a) the search (b) preparation of the patent application, and (c) USPTO prosecution.
Question:There are plant patents for anyone who invents or discovers new types of plants.
Answer:
Patents on plants to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant.
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Inventors may apply for one of two types of patent applications: (1) A non-provisional application, which begins the examination process and may lead to a patent and (2) A provisional application, which establishes a filing date but does not begin the examination process.
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