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Covers three patent types—utility, design, and plant—plus how pending, in-force, and expired status affects rights. 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Utility and plant patents expire 20 years from the filing date, with an in-force period guaranteed to be at least 17 years.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What are the three types of patents and what does each cover?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Utility patents cover inventions that function uniquely for a utilitarian result. Design patents protect the unique ornamental or visible shape or design of a non-natural object. Plant patents cover asexually reproducible plants made through graft and cutting.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"How can patent rights be lost or an invention be ineligible for patenting?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Rights can be lost for reasons including failure to pay maintenance fees, inadequate disclosure of how to make and use the invention, improper description, earlier prior art showing the invention was not new or not different enough, illegal conduct, or fraud by failing to disclose material information. 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A useful way to distinguish between a design and a utility invention is to ask,“Will removing or smoothing out the novel features substantially impair the function of the device?”  \n¾ The design patent application must consist primarily of drawings.  \nThe 3 Types of Patents  \nzPLANT PATENT  \n¾ Covers asexually reproducible plants (through the use of graft and cutting), such as flowers..  \nHow Long Do Patent Rights Last?  \nz Utility and Plant Patents expire 20 years from the date of filing.  \nz Every patent is guaranteed an in-force period of at least 17 years.  \nz From the date of filing to issuance (termed“pendency period”) the inventor has no rights.  \nThe Life of an Invention  \n1. Invention conceived but Not Yet Documented  \n2. Invention Documented but Patent Application Not Yet Filed.  \n3. Patent Pending-Patent Application Filed but Not Yet Issued  \n4. In-Force Patent-Patent Issued but Hasn’t Yet Expired   \n5. Patent Expired   \nPatent Fees  \nAssuming that patent attorneys or agents, and not including costs of drawings, typing, photocopying, and postage, the only fees one would have to pay are government fees. The amounts of these fees are listed on the PTO Fee Schedule in Appendix 4.  \nThe large-entity fees are generally paid by corporations, while the small-entity fees are paid by independent inventors.  \nPatent Fees  \n􀂙 Utility Patent Application Filing Fee = $750/375  \n􀂙 Utility Application Issue Fee = $1,300/650  \n􀂙 Maintenance Fee 1 (3 years) = $890/445  \n􀂙 Maintenance Fee 2 (7 years) = $2,050/1,025  \n􀂙 Maintenance Fee 3 (11 years) = $3,150/1,575  \n\n| | Patent Fees |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>􀂙 Design Patent Application Filing Fee = $330/165\u003Cbr>􀂙 Design Application Issue Fee = $470/235\u003Cbr>􀂙 No Maintenance Fees for Design Patents\u003Cbr>􀂙 Plant Patent Application Filing Fee = $520/260\u003Cbr>􀂙 Plant Application Issue Fee = $630/315\u003Cbr>􀂙 No Maintenance Fees for Plant Patents |  |\n\nHow Patent Rights Can Be Lost  \nz Maintenance fees aren’t paid  \nz Proved that the patent fails adequately to teach how to make and use the invention, or improperly describes the invention  \nz One or more earlier patents or publications are uncovered which show that the invention of the patent wasn’t new or wasn’t different enough.  \nz Patent owner engages in certain types of illegal conduct.  \nz The patent applicant committed fraud on the Patent and Trademark Office by failing to disclose material information.  \nWhat Cannot Be Patented  \nz You can’t patent any process that can be performed mentally.  \nz Same applies to abstract ideas, inventions that aren’t reducible to hardware form, or inventions that don’t involve","cbCaiofGzbqyurzj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiofGzbqyurzj","pdf",487745,37,"English","# What is a Patent?\n# The 3 Types of Patents\n## Utility Patent\n## Design Patent\n## Plant Patent\n# How Long Do Patent Rights Last?\n# The Life of an Invention\n# Patent Fees\n# How Patent Rights Can Be Lost\n# What Cannot Be Patented\n# Intellectual Property the BIG picture\n## Trademark\n## Copyright\n## Trade Secret\n## Unfair Competition","[{\"question\":\"What rights does a patent grant, and for how long can protection last?\",\"answer\":\"A patent is a government-granted right that lets the owner exclude others from making, using, or selling the invention as claimed. Utility and plant patents expire 20 years from the filing date, with an in-force period guaranteed to be at least 17 years.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the three types of patents and what does each cover?\",\"answer\":\"Utility patents cover inventions that function uniquely for a utilitarian result. Design patents protect the unique ornamental or visible shape or design of a non-natural object. Plant patents cover asexually reproducible plants made through graft and cutting.\"},{\"question\":\"How can patent rights be lost or an invention be ineligible for patenting?\",\"answer\":\"Rights can be lost for reasons including failure to pay maintenance fees, inadequate disclosure of how to make and use the invention, improper description, earlier prior art showing the invention was not new or not different enough, illegal conduct, or fraud by failing to disclose material information. Patents also cannot cover processes performed mentally, abstract ideas, inventions not reducible to hardware form, or inventions that do not manipulate hardware or symbols to produce a useful result.\"}]","PATENT IT YOURSELF - Introduction to Patents and Other Intellectual Property | PDF",1792816383,93]