![]() ![]() Verify the relevancy of CPC classification you found by reviewing the CPC Classification Definition linked to it (if there is one).Ĥ. If you get zero results in your Classification Text search, consider substituting the word(s) you are using to describe your invention with synonyms, such as the alternative terms you came up with in Step 1.ģ. Click on the “Search” button. Scan the resulting classification's Class Schemes (class schedules) to determine the most relevant classification to your invention. For example, if you were trying to find CPC Classifications for patents related to umbrellas, you would enter "umbrella". The default search system is CPC, Cooperative Patent Classification, so the button “All CPC” is selected. Enter the keyword or keywords you wish to search in the Search Tool box. Brainstorm terms to describe your invention based on its purpose, composition and use.Ģ. Use these terms to find initial relevant Cooperative Patent Classifications using the USPTO website’s Classification Text Search Tool ( ). ![]() Plant Patents - granted to someone who invents, discovers, or asexually reproduces a strain of plant.ġ. ![]() In short, the parts of a computer that causes it to work would have utility patents, while the housing for the patent could have design patents. Design Patents - an ornamental design for a manuractured item.Utility Patents - a process, machine, means of manufacture, composition of matter, or improvements thereon.In general, the holder of a patent has the right to the patent for 20 years from the filing of the patent application. One may obtain a patent that would be an improvement on another's patented idea. However, they would not have the rights to creating the original idea, nor would the holder of the idea improved upon be able to use the improvement without the permission of the inventor of the improvement. A patent is an exclusive right to the use of an invention or innovation. One may develop the patent themselves or sell or license the patent to others. ![]()
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