What are the Steps for Getting a Patent?
If you want to patent an idea – what is the process to get a patent? Do It Yourself? If you want to patent an idea – filing a patent is one of those things you can do yourself. I personally do not recommend it unless you have a lot of time on your hands and are willing to undergo many frustrations. After all, it means dealing with government bureaucracy. This is another place where the use of a professional is recommended. What we will do here though is talk through all aspects of how to get a patent – not just the steps for getting a patent but even the patent-it-yourself option. The Patent Process The drafting and filing of a patent, followed by ongoing communications with the patent examiner, is called patent prosecution or the process to get a patent. Patent prosecution is performed by people registered to practice before the patent office in question. The steps for getting a patent are described in more detail in the article linked below on the process to get a patent. The US pate
