I-US Patent kunye ne-Ofisi yeMpawu yoRhwebo (USPTO) ithi:
Abangenayo bangazilungiselela zabo izicelo baze bafake kwi-USPTO baze baqhube iinkqubo ngokwabo, kodwa ngaphandle kokuba baqhelane nale miba okanye bafunde ngokubanzi, bangangena ubunzima obukhulu.
Kule meko, uya kufuna ummeli we-patent ukuba ufuna ukuphucula amathuba akho okufumana isicelo sakho sephepha-mvume esamkelweyo.
Yintoni endiyifunayo ukuba ndiyazi ngeNkqubo yamaPatent?
Inkqubo yomenzi we-patent iqhutyelwa phantsi kwe-US Patent kunye ne-Ofisi ye-Trademark Office (i-USPTO), elawula inkqubo kunye neelayisensi zemvume.
Okokuqala, kufuneka ukwazi ukuba ingcinga yakho ingaba nelungelo lobunikazi . Ukufumana i-patent yengcinga yakho, kufuneka ibe yinto entsha kunye neyiphi na ekhoyo, kwaye kufuneka ibe luncedo kwabanye.
Kufuneka kwakhona ukwazi ukuba uluhlu luni na ilungelo lakho lomenzi. Iindidi eziqhelekileyo ezivunyiwe zi:
- I- patent esebenzayo , kwinkqubo entsha, umkhiqizo omtsha, into eyenziwe ngesandla okanye oomatshini, okanye ukubunjwa kwento (njengesiza esitsha).
- I- design patent yezinto ezingenziwanga okwamanje. Kule mveliso ekhankanywe ngamalungelo, ngokuqhelekileyo umnini wephepha- mvume uza kuvumela i-mveliso ukuba yenziwe ngabanye.
- I- patent yezityalo , isityalo esitsha se-hybrid.
I-USPTO ineentlobo ezininzi zezicelo ze-patent, kubandakanywa nesicelo esiqhelekileyo (RPA) kunye nesicelo sexeshana (PPA). Unokwazi ukufaka ifowuni yesicelo kunye nefayili yamaphepha amancinci. I-PPA ikuvumela unyaka ukugqiba isicelo sakho.
Ummeli weLungelo lobunikazi unokunceda njani iNkqubo yeMatente?
Ummeli weli patent unoku:
- Kukunceda ukuba ufumanise ukuba imveliso yakho ivumelekile, ukuba ihlangabezana neemfuno ze-USPTO
- Khangela ukuqinisekisa ukuba i-patent yakho iyingqayizivele kwaye ayiphindi i-patent ekhoyo
- Kukukunceda ulungiselele amaxwebhu afanelekileyo ukuba ufake ifayile yesicelo sefayili, kuquka inkcazo ethile kunye nemidwebo ecacileyo.
- Lungisa uphinde ufake ifayile yesicelo, leyo ingaba yinkqubo eninzi, ininzi yenkqubo
- Kukunceda usebenze kwakhona kwaye uphinde ufake ifayile, ukuba ufake isicelo sakhotyana, okanye ukuba isicelo sakho sokuqala sichithwa
- Ummeli we-patent unokukunceda ukuba ufuna ukusebenzisa inkqubo yokufakela ngokukhawuleza (ngokukhawuleza)
Ndingakhetha njani ummeli we-Patent?
Ezinye izinto ukugcina engqondweni njengoko ufuna ummeli we-patent:
- Qala ukukhangela ummeli we-patent ngokukhawuleza xa ugqiba ukubonisa ilungelo lakho lomenzi. Ngokukhawuleza lo mntu uqalise, isiqalo esilungileyo uza kufumana ukuhlanganisa onke amaxwebhu kunye noyilo oluyidingayo.
- Awukwazi ukhetha nje nawuphi na ummeli ukuba afake i-patent yakho. Uya kufuneka ufake igosa lomenzi we-patent onolwazi kunye nomthetho wepropati yengqondo kunye namalungelo abenzi ngokukodwa. I-USPTO ibhalisa abameli beelentente kunye namagunya e-patent (abangengabameli). Ukuba igqwetha lakho lingabhaliswanga, igqwetha liya kukwazi ukumela wena nge-USPTO.
- Khumbula ukuba ukhetha igqwetha ukuba ufake ifowuni yesicelo. Kukho ithuba elihle lokuba isicelo siya kunqandwa, kunye negosa elingcono kuncede. Oko kuthetha ukuba uya kufuneka uhlawule ngakumbi ukuba isicelo sithunyelwe kwakhona. Ummeli onelungelo lobunikazi uya kusebenza nawe yonke indlela ngokusebenzisa inkqubo, ukususela ekukhangekeni kokuqala ukuya kwamkelwa.
Ingakanani Ummeli wePatent Cost?
Ukongeza kwindleko yesicelo se-patent, kuya kufuneka uhlawule igqwetha ukuba kukuncede ufake ifayile yesicelo sephepha lobume kuxhomekeke kwi:
Udidi kunye nobunzima be-patent. I-patent eyinkimbinkimbi, kumashishini amakhulu, amashishini amaninzi, axabisa kakhulu kunokwenza i-patent yesixhobo esilula.
Indawo kunye nobuchule begqwetha. Abameli be-Patent, njengabo bonke abaqeqeshiweyo, baxhomekeke. Abanye abameli beelentente basebenza kuphela kwii-patent zamachiza, ngelixa abanye basebenza kwii-patent kwizixhobo zonyango.
Igosa elithile elikhethekileyo, eliphezulu leendleko. Amagqwetha kwiidolophu ezinkulu zikhokelela ukuhlawulisa ngaphezulu, njengabo bakwiifemu ezinkulu.
Uhlobo lwesakhiwo sentlawulo. Amagqwetha atyala abo bathengi ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo. Abanye banokuthi bahlawulwe ngelixa, ngelixa abanye bangakunika isamba esiphantsi sokuhambisa isicelo (kunye nayo yonke into ehamba nayo). Igosa leelungelo lobunikazi linokucela ukugcinwa (imali ethile ngaphambili) kunye nemali emva kamva ukuba iindleko zeeyure nganye zidlula loo mali.
I-Upcounsel iqikelela ukuba indleko yommeli ukuba ifake isicelo, ukusuka kwi-$ 5,000 ukuya kwii-7,000 zama-dollar kwisicelo esilula ukuya kwi-15,000 ye-system kwiinkqubo ezinzima kakhulu.
Ndingayifumana njani ummeli we-Patent?
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Kutheni Ndikwazi Ukusebenzisa nje i-Intanethi yokuThengisa iNkonzo?
Unokwazi ukusebenzisa i-intanethi inkonzo xa unelungelo lobunikazi obulula kakhulu, okanye ukuba uyifake isicelo sesikhashana. Kodwa inkonzo iqinisekisa kuphela ukuba isicelo siya kwamkelwa, kungekhona ukuba ilungelo lobunikazi liya kuvunywa.