Chapter 3:
The Application Process

 

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The Three Prerequisites:

1. The Inventor/Applicant

2. The Invention/Application

Timing of Filing an Application

Preparing and Filing a Patent Application

Examination of the Patent Application

3. Money

The Three Prerequisites

To get a patent, you need three things:

1. An Applicant, and in most cases, a Patent Agent (someone acting on behalf of the Applicant).

2. An Invention, as described in an Application.

3. Money, to pay the person who prepares the patent application and the Government.

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