Our Patent Applications Services
A FAQ/Help Guide to Our Patent Services
Non-provisional, Utility Patent Applications
Patentability Opinions
Provisional Patent Applications
Plant and Design Patent Applications
International Patent Applications
Corporate support services
Non-provisional, utility Patent Applications
Non-provisional patents are best suited for those who have relatively high confidence
that their invention is marketable, and seek a higher quality patent
that is more likely to be valuable enough to sell/license, and/or be strong enough
to provide commercial protection in litigation. The non-provisional patent
process generally consists of invention
development, searching
for prior-art, getting a patentability
opinion, applying
for a patent, and prosecuting the application until the patent
is awarded.
Patentability opinions
We provide patentability opinions by analyzing the results of a detailed prior-art
search. The patentability
opinion is rendered by a Bay Area IP registered patent professional
who evaluates the most relevant references found in the prior-art search, and determines
how they effect patentability in the context of your disclosure. The written
opinion serves as a basis for the inventor/company to decide whether the investment
in prosecuting a patent application is worthwhile, or if they should redesign their
invention around the prior-art.
Provisional Patent Applications
Bay Area IP recognizes that individual and small business inventors sometimes need
a very affordable provisional “patent-pending” protection mechanism that they can
use for market testing their invention before investing in a non-provisional patent,
and at other times need a high quality provisional
application to protect a potentially seminal invention. That is why we offer
two categories of service- the first is our quality
oriented provisional application service, which serves clients who wish
to have a relatively good quality follow-on
non-provisional application. The second category of service provides a vehicle
for individual inventors who are more concerned about attaining a “patent pending” status
at little cost so they can test market their invention to determine its value before
investing significant funds. We refer to this category of provisional application
as our low-cost "Patent-Pending”
service.
Plant and Design Patent Applications
Other types of patent we prosecute are Plant and Design patents. Plant patents
protect asexually reproduced varieties of plants. Design
patents are given for new "ornamental" designs.
International Patent Applications
In addition to our above domestic patent practice, we extend your patent protection
internationally through the Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Through the PCT mechanism, we submit
an international patent application based on your US patent application.
Corporate support services
Our corporate support services help in-house patent staff who find themselves inundated
and sometimes unable to keep up with current “best practices” in light of recent
court decisions. Bay Area IP’s IP focus, great service, and technical expertise
helps small businesses decrease their patent budgetary costs, and improve patent quality.
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