Category: Patent Filing
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Patent Center Power Tips: Templates, Saved Submissions, and QA Checklists
You are building something that matters. Maybe it is code. Maybe it is hardware. Maybe it is a new model that no one else has trained the way you have. You move fast. You ship. You test. But when it comes to patents, things suddenly feel slow, heavy, and confusing. That is where most founders…
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Common E-Filing Rejections: How to Read and Fix Them Fast
You spent weeks building your product. You wrote code late at night. You tested, fixed, and tested again. Then you finally filed your patent application online. You hit submit. And then—rejection. Not because your idea is weak. Not because it is not new. But because of something small in the filing system. This happens every…
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Status Tracking in Patent Center: Workbench, Alerts, and History
You filed a patent. Now what? This is the part no one talks about. After you hit submit, your idea does not just sit there. It moves. It gets reviewed. It gets pushed forward. It can stall. It can get questions. It can even get rejected if you miss something. If you do not track…
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Public vs Private Records: What Shows Up and When
Most founders do not think about public records until it is too late. You are busy building your product, hiring your team, and talking to users. But the moment you file a patent, form a company, raise money, or sign certain documents, parts of your work can become visible to the public. The question is…
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Managing Large Attachments: Splitting, Merging, and Compression
Big files break deals, slow teams, and quietly kill momentum. One oversized attachment can stop an email, delay a filing, or make a simple task feel heavy and risky. Founders, engineers, and fast-moving teams run into this problem all the time, especially when sharing designs, data, code, or patent materials. Managing large attachments is not…
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Assignments & e-Recordation: Linking with Patent Center Cleanly
Most patent problems do not start with bad ideas. They start with messy paperwork. One missed step, one unclear owner, or one late filing can turn a strong invention into a weak asset overnight. Assignments and e-recordation are where this usually breaks. They sound boring, but they decide who truly owns the invention and whether…
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Priority Documents & PDX: Requesting and Verifying Exchange
Priority can make or break a patent. One missed step can cost you the date that proves you were first. This article explains priority documents and the Priority Document Exchange, or PDX, in plain words, without legal noise or filler. If you are building fast and filing in more than one place, this matters more…
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Correcting ADS Data Post-Filing: Names, Priority, Inventorship
Most founders think the hard part of a patent is the invention itself, but in real life, tiny data mistakes after filing can quietly wreck an otherwise strong application. Names spelled wrong, inventors listed out of order, or priority claims missing by a single checkbox can cause delays, lost rights, or painful fixes later. This…
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Filing After Hours: Certificates, 37 CFR 1.8 vs 1.10 Explained
Patents do not care that you were coding late, shipping a release, or closing a deal. Deadlines still hit at midnight. And when they do, one small filing mistake can quietly cost you real rights. This article is about that exact moment. The after-hours filing. The last-day submission. The question of proof. We are going…
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Upload Errors & Timeouts: How to Prevent and Recover Submissions
Upload errors and timeouts sound small, but they can quietly cause big damage. A missed submission, a broken upload, or a failed save can cost you days, weeks, or even your place in line. For founders and engineers, this is not just a tech issue. It is a risk issue. When you are filing anything…