Description: What is a patent? What do "patent pending" and "patent applied for" mean? How do you go about applying for a patent? This handy official guide answers these and many other questions in a simple, easy-to-follow presentation aimed at inventors, patent applicants, students and other interested parties. Topics include general information about the functions of the Patent and Trademark Office, as well as clear, accessible discussions of patent law, what can be patented, conditions for obtaining a patent, the process of registering patents, filing fees; models, exhibits and specimens; correction of patents and much more. Designed specifically for non-attorneys, this indispensable handbook takes the reader step-by-step through the patent process in clear, everyday language.

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