How does one go about obtaining a patent at UL Lafayette?
Since patent prosecution is complex, the services of a patent attorney are highly recommended. The patent attorney, on behalf of the inventors, files a written patent application at the USPTO and continue to correspond with USPTO until issuance of a patent or abandonment. Office of Contractual Review generally communicates with UL Lafayette’s patent attorneys in the first instance.
Related Questions
- Who owns an invention made on an employees own time, without use of UL Lafayette facilities or funds, and that is in an area or field that has nothing to do with his/her UL Lafayette position?
- If an employee of UL Lafayette and an employee of an outside company or university invent something jointly, who owns the invention?
- Who owns patents at UL Lafayette?
