Patents and How to Get One : A Practical Handbook

Functions of the Patent and Trademark Office 5(1) Purpose of this booklet 6(1) What is a patent? 7(2) Patent laws 9(1) What can be patented 10(2) Novelty and other conditions for obtaining a patent 12(1) The United States Patent and Trademark Office 13(2) Publications of the Patent and Trademark Office 15(4) General information and correspondence 19(2) Library, search room services and Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries 21(7) Attorneys and agents 28(3) Disclosure Document 31(2) Who may apply for a patent 33(1) Application for patent 34(3) Oath or declaration, signature 37(1) Filing Fees 38(2) Specification (description and claims) 40(3) Drawing 43(11) Models, exhibits, specimens 54(1) Examination of applications and proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office 55(3) Amendments to application 58(3) Time for response and abandonment 61(1) Appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and to the courts 62(1) Interferences 63(2) Allowances and issue of patent 65(1) Nature of patent and patent rights 66(2) Maintenance Fees 68(1) Correction of patents 69(1) Assignments and licenses 70(3) Infringement of patents 73(1) Patent marking and ``patent pending'' 74(1) Design patents 75(1) Plant patents 76(3) Treaties and foreign patents 79(3) Foreign applicants for United States patents 82(2) Answers to questions frequently asked 84