Category: Patent Filing

Paying patent fees should never feel confusing, risky, or slow, yet for many founders it still does. If you are using USPTO Patent Center, the moment you reach the payment step is where stress often spikes, mistakes happen, and time gets wasted. This article is written to remove that stress completely. We will walk through…

Power of Attorney and authorization forms sound boring, but they decide who can act for you, who can file your patent, and whether the Patent Office even listens to what you submit. If these forms are wrong, missing, or filed late, your patent can stall, cost more, or even fail. This article explains what these…

If you are building something new and valuable, there will be moments when the patent system does not move as fast or as clean as you need it to. A filing is late, a document is missing, a deadline slips, or the Patent Office makes a call that just does not feel right. That is…

Sequence listings used to be one of those quiet traps in patent filing. Easy to ignore, hard to fix later, and very expensive when done wrong. With ST.26 now fully in force, that trap is bigger than ever. If you work with DNA, RNA, proteins, or any bio-based invention, sequence listings are no longer a…

Design patents look simple on the surface. You draw a few figures, upload them, and file. But this is where many founders lose months, burn money, or quietly kill their own protection without knowing it. This article is about design application e-filing and, more importantly, the figure rules that actually pass on the first try.…

National stage entry is the moment when an international patent idea turns into real protection in each country that matters to your business. It sounds heavy, slow, and risky, but it does not have to be. This article will walk you through how national stage (PCT) entry works inside Patent Center, what the timelines really…

Non-provisional e-filing is the moment where your invention stops being an idea on your laptop and starts becoming real legal property. This is the filing that actually turns your work into a patent application the world can see, challenge, and respect. And yet, this step is where most founders feel the most confused, rushed, or…

If you are building something new, speed matters. So does protection. Filing a provisional patent application online is often the smartest first move you can make to protect what you are creating without slowing down your work. It gives you a clear date, real confidence, and room to keep building while your idea stays safe.…

Creating an ADS in Patent Center sounds simple until it breaks your filing at the worst possible time. One small mismatch, one missing field, and suddenly your application is stuck, delayed, or worse, rejected. This article is about fixing that problem for good. We are going to walk through how to create an Application Data…

Most patent problems do not start in court. They start much earlier, when a founder saves a file with a vague name, drops it into the wrong folder, and promises themselves they will clean it up later. Later never comes. When it is finally time to protect what you built, you are stuck guessing which…