FAQs Patent Questions
Question:Color drawings are allowed after a petition is granted stating why the colored drawing is needed
Answer: The Office will accept color drawings in utility or design patent applications and statutory invention registrations only after granting a petition filed under this paragraph explaining why the color drawings are necessary.
Question:An inventor faces possible loss of benefits during his two-year retention period.
Answer:
The two-year retention period is not a “grace period” during which the inventor can wait to file his or her patent application without possible loss of benefits. It must be recognized that, in establishing priority of invention, an affidavit or testimony referring to a Disclosure Document must usually also establish diligence in completing the invention or in filing the patent application after the filing of the Disclosure Document.
Question:An application is abandonned if payments are not made in time
Answer:
If timely payment of the fee(s) is not made, the application will be regarded as abandoned.
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