11/18/2015Powell Patent Law Associates, LLC1 PATENT BASICS Marvin J Powell, Esquire

11/18/2015Powell Law Associates, LLC2 Introduction U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to promote the progress of the useful arts by securing for inventors the exclusive right to there discoveries

11/18/2015Powell Law Associates, LLC3 Patent Basics What is a Patent? Federal Government grants the inventor the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing their invention for 20 years form date of filing for “utility” patent and 14 years from grant for “design”

11/18/2015Powell Law Associates, LLC4 Patent Basics An invention must satisfy Four Basic Conditions to secure patent protection: 1. The invention must be a utility, design, or plant patent; 2. It must be useful or ornamental in case of a design patent or distinctive in the case of a plant patent.

11/18/2015Powell Law Associates, LLC5 Patent Basics An invention must satisfy Four Basic Conditions to secure patent protection: 3. It must be novel in relation to the prior art in the field; and, 4. It must not be obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the field.

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11/18/2015Powell Law Associates, LLC7 Summary State what has been learned Define ways to apply training Request feedback of training session

11/18/2015Powell Law Associates, LLC8 Where to Get More Information Other training sessions List books, articles, electronic sources Consulting services, other sources

11/18/2015Powell Law Associates, LLC9 Vocabulary Glossary of terms Define the terms as used in this subject