Introduction to Patent Protection

An introduction to what a patent is, what a patent protects, and how a patent is obtained in the United States.
Produced by the Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Learn more about GIPA: www.uspto.gov/gipa
This video is also viewable at uspto.gov: rev-vbrick.uspto.gov/#/videos...

[@CP-bf6wx]

Thank you very much for sharing ! I'm direct Law.

[@chuckwhite7941]

This was great, thank you!

[@wdtbsat7795]

This woman is an excellent teacher

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[@user-kj9ok6sv7x]

Эта женщина отличный учитель

[@omukubi]

Very useful information indeed

[@jakebeard4499]

thank you so much

[@tanchewcharn3882]

I had just started on Global Intellectual Property (IP) a few days ago with AGA.

[@musicengineer08]

How is it going

[@kimseymour8896]

This is a really good video

[@rimmiyadav110]

what is disclosure excluded from prior art? I did not get it can you explain with an example

[@endeshawpaulos1818]

thank you!!

[@aredahicks7247]

This was an awesome and very helpful overview. Thank you very much for offering these videos. I do not see the resources for pro se patent attorneys in a link here or on the uspto site under gipa as referenced. Am I just missing it?

[@USPTOvideo]

We are glad you found the video helpful! You may learn more about our Pro Se Assistance Program here: www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/using-legal-services/pro-se-assistance-program

[@aredahicks7247]

Thank you!

[@dadvoe]

Filing...mean the moment you apply for a patebt or the moment your application is confirmed by uspt???

[@HungryAlienWorms]

I think the change from the first inventor to the first to file makes it more dangerous for law firms from stealing ideas... just a guess, what do you guys think?

[@sumitramanmath2011]

Hello,my name is Sumitra Nayak ,and I am the house prior

[@straightlevel.cruising2644]

Is it worth for an inventor, with a very limited budget, on his first patent, to go for a PTC application, or just stick with a USPTO application? I live in Canada, and I was thinking to apply simultaneously to CIPO and USPTO -- even this would be quite a stretch for my budget! Thank you!

[@kenswireart88]

I really think these processes should be changed and simplify so it favors the little guy. The process is so complicated that is benefits the lawyers more than the little guys who is poor and working hard on their inventions day and night. If they were really looking for ground breaking ideas the system would favor the small guys but they claim they are making these laws so the average guys can be protected but really like all things what they SAY and what IT IS really r two different things. What IT IS is matrix of laws and complexities than can leave the little guy lost and you'd be lucky if u came out alive meaning getting rewarded for your ideas.

[@straightlevel.cruising2644]

@@kenswireart88 I agree, but the devil is in the details! How would you make it simpler? I think it all stems from the fact that litigation of patent infringement happens in a court of law. Once you get there, you need to get into the justice world, with judges, prosecutors, lawyers, defence, plaintiffs and defendants and so forth. So how can you get away from [legal] claims in a patent application? And who should write them better than lawyers? Yes, if you cannot have a lawyer you get a Legal Aid one appointed for you, so maybe that should be the case with the Patent Office too, but who is going to pay for that? Like I said, the devil is in the details...

[@hernan2907]

@@straightlevel.cruising2644 This should be like opening a bank account. Ask for a bank account in a bank and they will not release you until you have one, and a credit card too. They will do all the job for you. Same with the patents. You have to know that everything start with a patent and they should be national priority. Even stupid discoveries can lead to big industries. 3M discovered a new glue that was not strong enough and they didn't know what to do with it. After a while, they created the Post it that was a big success.

[@_darkerblue]

are there any other certificate courses provided by the USPTO? I completed one USPTO basic patent training but I am unable to download the certificate. Can you help please?

[@USPTOvideo]

Thank you for your question! A list of our upcoming events can be found here: www.uspto.gov/about-us/events If you are having issues with a certificate from a past event, we suggest reaching out to the event organizer.

[@kevinwang9393]

I am seeking to patent my invention which is a new, useful and non-obvious process implemented by computer programs. I am shocked to watch Ms. Shaw's video, when she listed Computer software code into the list of inventions which are not eligible to patent protection. Ms. Shaw, can you provide more information to back up your statement that computer software code are not eligible for patent protection in the US ?

[@lucylore6879]

Receive is misspelled on video--you have it as recieve, which is incorrect.

[@HandsIntoHistory]

I wasn't paying attention to that, but if you go to the 8:20 mark, you'll see another word misspelled: ELIGIBILE. I had to laugh at that! At least this video keeps a person on their toes looking for grammar errors, lol!

[@hernan2907]

I think that patents originated in the US should be a national priority. Patents protect the invention and help to develop industries that will be protected from other countries and companies that can otherwise profit of it. This 20 years gap favorise the development of the US industries and gives a comparative advantage. Now that the world has become so competitive we cannot risk to loose any patent that we can profit of. The country can neglect the cost of the fees to make inventors and researchers lives easier and this will benefit much more the nation's economy as a whole: new industries, more qualified jobs, more money into the economy, etc. Why to add more stress to a researcher who can decide to "bury" their discovery until they can afford to register it?

[@kenswireart88]

These laws should have been updated as time evolves the patent attorneys are stealing from the inventors heavily and it's really benefiting them. The process is too expensive and a lot of Time the hobbists can't come up with 10s of thousands of dollars so the attorney ends up being the one who gets it in the long run that's why they r rich.

[@jackduplechain7592]

does a provisional patent help protect your design. asked another way, is it possible to file a design patent at a later date while being protected by a provisional patent?

[@joannefrank5114]

If an inventor of a widget files a Patent Application but does not continue with the Non Provisional Application, and the inventor commercially develops the widget and it becomes a household name and everyone knows that it exists, is it considered Prior Art? Meaning, that it is documented from the USPTO that it exists and was filed. It would not be protected but it is no longer novel to be filed in the future either. Are only patented inventions considered Prior Art?

[@USPTOvideo]

The USPTO is happy to assist with questions. We suggest that you reach out to our Inventors Assistance Center. Contact information can be found here: www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/support-centers/inventors-assistance-center-iac

[@SymballerO]

4:55 “There is no worldwide patent.” WHY NOT !?

[@arthurmoncayojr.1397]

SymballerO Patents are issued by individual countries, it's like saying: why don't we have world wide passport!

[@sophiaburrell1130]

Patent Coorperation treaty (PCT) with 150 contracting countries

[@JuanLopez-oe2ys]

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[@mikeacosta3816]

There are many countries wont abid...too patent laws...and don't hesitate to "steal" or "copy" ideas..or patents.

[@dylana5741]

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[@kalidsherefuddin]

Please please help me

[@USPTOvideo]

Please contact the Inventors Assistance Center: 800-786-9199

[@mnmb3640]

So someone can come up with an idea, patent it but not actually make it and bar anyone else from making an item of similar idea?

[@DaRyteJuan]

mnmb3640 Yes, of course. There was an attorney back in the 80s who looked at other patents for automotive parts and wrote new patents that described items existing patents failed to describe. Then companies like Mitsubishi had to pay him millions of dollars in royalties even though he never invented anything.

[@DennisSattler]

Yes, often patents are stolen just so they can set the creation on the shelf.

[@geodude9395]

Her lip smacking is so annoying. If she did previous presentations, this should have been spotted.

[@DaRyteJuan]

I wish they had chosen someone else to present this video. She makes a slight lip-smacking sound when she speaks which is super annoying.

[@happylensmedia]

Glad to know I wasn't the only one that could hear it

[@tinaumo]

This is so disrespectful. This could be something beyond her control. Empathy is not so expensive. U could her messaged her privately than rubbish her efforts. Anyway, I am sorry if this offends u.

[@accessiblethings7308]

Agreed. And to the comment above, how is it disrespectful? It is just simply stating a fact. There are 1000s of people working at the patent office who they could have chosen to do this and would not have had this issue this lady has.

[@grammargirl3062]

@@tinaumo Thank you Justina for your kind words. This is my sister and we lost her July 5, 2021. She was brilliant at what she did.

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[@sumitramanmath2011]

Hello,my name is Sumitra Nayak ,and I am the house prior