FAQs Patent Questions

Question:The Inventor is the only person allowed to apply for a patent.

Answer:
c, with certain exceptions. If a person who is not the inventor should apply for a patent, the patent, if it were obtained, would be invalid.

Question:Are there any organizations in my area which can tell me how and where I may be able to obtain assistance in developing and marketing my invention?

Answer:
Yes. In your own or neighboring communities you may inquire of such organizations as chambers of commerce and banks. Many communities have locally financed industrial development organizations, that can help you locate manufacturers and individuals who might be interested in promoting your idea.

Question:Use of inventions more than one year prior to filling a patent will prohibit the granting of a patent

Answer:
Inventors are also reminded that any public use or sale in the United States or publication of the invention anywhere in the world more than one year prior to the filing of a patent application on that invention will prohibit the granting of an U. S. patent on it.

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