What will be involved in patenting an invention?
To work with the University to file a patent will mean your involvement working with a patent attorney, which the University selects, for usually about 10-20 hours over a 2-4 week period. Once a US patent application is filed, it usually takes 2-4 years to obtain. During that period, occasional communications or “office actions” may be received from the patent office, which require responses. Often assistance from the inventors is required for a few hours each time to help the patent attorney respond.
Related Questions
- I am a UCLA researcher and have a new discovery that may be patentable. How do I submit an invention for patenting consideration at UCLA?
- Can an individual copyright or patent a phrase? If so, is the same process and costs involved as patenting or an invention?
- Why does SDSMT get involved in patenting and licensing?
