Types of Patent Applications: (1) Continuation and divisional applications; (2) Provisional patent applications; (3) Design patent applications; (4) PCT basics; and (5) RCEs. A Prelude to Writing ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a final rule substantially adjusting patent fees. The new ...

U.S.-based inventors filed the greatest number of PCT patent applications in 2018, trailed closely by China, which is expected to surpass the U.S. within the next two years on current trends.