Re: Where do I go locally to get a paten. Is there an agency?

Posted by John Giblin on February 26, 2001 at 10:55:53:

In Reply to: Where do I go locally to get a paten. Is there an agency? posted by Julie Nalette on February 07, 2001 at 20:28:29:

: I have a friend who would like to file a paten for an invention and we don't have the faintest idea on how to do it. I guess I need to know where to go and what to do. He lives in michigan and I live in Florida. Is there a local place that may be where I need to go. Like the courthouse or secretary of state?

Patents can only be obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, DC. They have, of course, forms and procedures for submitting a patent application. They can be pretty complicated, so you should check with a patent agent or patent attorney for assistance. The Patent and Trademark Office has a list of licensed agents and attorneys. The big question, however, is whether you can patent a new breed of dog. A patent can only be issued for a "process, machine, manufacture or composition of matter." Your patent attorney will have to check whether a new breed fits into one of these four patentable subject matters.

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