Dear Inventor:
In response to your request, the first step necessary for the
sale or development of a patentable invention is a preliminary
patentability search in the United States Patent Office to determine
whether the invention is new. Our staff performs this search.
To obtain a patentability search of your new product or idea,
provide us with a sketch showing your invention; preferably witnessed
and dated. Describe the operation of the invention and identify
all parts. Please include whatever further written information
that may be helpful to us in understanding the invention. We guarantee
the confidentiality of any idea disclosed to us.
Mail the sketch and written description to us by Certified Mail,
Return Receipt Requested. We will forward our report, including
the nearest patents which have been found during the search, within
1 to 4 weeks. An unsigned copy of our in-house patent or trademark
attorney's opinion will be provided. (This opinion has a market
value of up to $2,500.00 but is provided to you by the United
States Patent Society, Inc. free of additional charge as a public
service.)
When a search discloses an invention to be new, on request steps
are outlined in a letter which will enable you to obtain "Patent
Pending" status for the invention.
We now offer three distinct patent searches available for your
convenience:
• Our Premium TechDoc™
Search includes:
(1) a written report of search specifying patents
and documents found, the classes and subclasses
searched;
(2) written review and commentary on the art found;
(3) full copies of the related patents and/or documents
found via first class mail;
(4) priority handling;
(5) a memorandum from a patent attorney including
an analysis based on a review of the full
text of the prior found;
(6) an emailed text copy of the report and patent
attorney's search memorandum and;
(7) a free phone interview with a staff patent
attorney! The fee for this search is $379.00.
• Our Standard TechDoc™
Search includes:
(1) a written report of search specifying patents
and documents found, the classes and sub-classes
searched;
(2) full copies of the related patents and/or
documents found;
(3) an unsigned memorandum from a patent attorney
including an analysis based on a review
of the full text of the prior found. The fee for this search is
$289.00.
Our Basic Search includes:
(1) written report of search specifying patents and
documents found;
(2) abstracts of the patents and/or other documents;
(3) unsigned memorandum from a patent attorney
based solely on the abstracts. The fee for the
search is $189.00.
Upon request, we can make arrangements to further assist you.
Membership in the United States Patent Society
You may apply for annual and lifetime memberships. Membership
is available only to persons who have been awarded a United States
Patent which we deem meritorious of membership. Membership privileges
include a membership certificate suitable for framing which certifies
your status as a patentee and member of the society, free access
to our legal staff for your questions, free assistance with patenting
new inventions, free assistance with licensing patented inventions,
up to five (5) U.S. patent searches and up to two (2) federal
trademark, service mark, or business name searches. The membership
fee is currently $2795.00 (USD).
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