Patent Application – What to Expect After You File One

By: Michael J Foycik Jr.
Dec 10, 2019
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So you're an inventor with a patent application!  What happens now that it has been filed with the US Patent Office?  Here's what to expect. 
First, you'll get your Official Filing Receipt – it is actually pretty important.  Sure, you'll get an electronic filing receipt if you filed it online.  But, that's not what matters.  The Official Filing Receipt is the easiest and fastest way to get your foreign filing license.  And you'll want that, if you ever intend to file in other countries and need your US priority date. 

If the US Patent Office has any objections to the drawings, specification, or abstract, they'll (usually) notify you at the same time they send the Official Filing Receipt.  Formal drawings are the main type of objection – you'll need those.

After a period of time, typically anywhere from six months to two years, you'll get your first Office Action.  That's typically where the patent examiner reads the case, searches for the claimed invention, and applies the prior art to the claims.  This is also where the examiner can make objects, for example objections to claim language, to errors in the specification or drawings, or other things.

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