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Thank you very much for that comment. Bets of luck with your provisional, and with getting patent pending. With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ (TheInventorsJourney.com) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

@@shiinetheinventorsjourney8012 hmmm, perhaps you should consider presenting products or such? Yes, you have been gifted with a very pleasant intelligent voice!

Perhaps they're not actual patent specialists..... ;) If you want to see perhaps the most important patenting service in the start-up inventor industry (and how to get full patent office results in as quick as 18 days after filing (instead of 2-3 years)), please check out the LightSpeed PerfectPatent™ Package and especially the video with Giuseppe where I give him his results: theinventorsjourney.com/step4.html#giuseppe18days

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Hi, vkgraphics. Yes, I am still active. But I have a lot of patent work in front of me right now. You can still get access to this program, (and even get it fully unlocked on the 10 Day Free Trial), by signing up to come aboard SHIINE® Enterprise on either the Trial member or crew member plan. (You also get full access to iPatentDrawing™ and the Beginner's Patent Search Tutorial too). In case you want full access, the link to sign up is here: theinventorsjourney.com/plans/ With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® Enterprise Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com )

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Firstly, it’s good that you’re thinking in this way, about not wanting to ‘over-limit’ the claims (and therefore the patent protection). But in this particular situation…… No. In this particular situation, I would be very happy with the preamble being ‘kitchen utensil device’. And if I was to file it as a patent application tomorrow, that is what I would define it as in the claims. (The preamble is that first bit of the claim, where you say what type of a thing it is that you’re claiming). Firstly, I do not think you would fail to get protection against caterers that move around from location to location, just because they’re not ‘in a kitchen’. It would clearly be a kitchen utensil device, whether it’s being used in a kitchen, or whether someone removes it from the kitchen, (it doesn’t magically ‘stop’ being a kitchen utensil device the moment it leaves that particular room), and I think any argument against that would be extremely spurious. In terms of your concern that it wouldn’t get protection for things like laboratory or industrial use, to be deadly honest, I wouldn’t be interested in that. That’s not really what the invention is, or is for. If you can think of any killer applications in a laboratory or for some industrial use, please feel free to shout them out. But it seems a bit far-fetched. Also, an argument for NOT broadening the preamble this much (ie broadening to just claiming a ‘utensil’ or ‘device’ instead of a ‘kitchen utensil device’) is that, in the UK (my home patent office) and some other patenting territories, the preamble can actually be a limiting factor in terms of the search the examiner conducts. So by broadening the preamble to ‘utensil’ or ‘device’, it could heavily broaden the search the examiner does, and therefore make it more likely prior art could/would come up in the examiner’s search. Given that I’m only interested in claiming a kitchen utensil device, and not interested in ‘industrial uses’ and the like, this would not be advantageous. As stated, it could lead to greater likelihood of prior art coming up in the search, and also could prolong the examination process. (At the USPTO, as opposed to UK patenting, the preamble tends NOT to be used as a limiting factor in the search by USPTO examiners, so they may well search very broadly, and could bring up ‘non-kitchen-type’ products, inventions, disclosures etc as prior art. Even in that situation, in this particular case, I would still probably stick to the preamble of ‘kitchen utensil device’ as I really think that’s the heart of what the invention is, and I’m not really interested in claiming more than that in this case). Finally, it’s interesting you bring this point up, (ie not over-limiting in the preamble), because I actually mention that exact point, in this program, later on. I mention that I’ve intentionally NOT claimed the invention just as a ‘spoon’, but instead have gone for the broader term ‘kitchen utensil device’, just in case the invention concept could be used for something like a ladle, (which someone could try to argue is not a type of ‘spoon’). (Other way to deal with that would be to mention in the patent application Specification that a ladle is deemed to be a type of ‘spoon’, and to then just use ‘spoon’ as the preamble). But all in all, no, I’m very happy with the preamble ‘kitchen utensil device’. If you want to see the part of this program (iPatentPending™), where I mention about this (ie making sure your preamble is not over-limited, you can actually watch it free on the 10 day free trial when you click the Free Trial button here: theinventorsjourney.com/crewmember.html . (You can cancel any time within the first ten days and you won’t pay a thing, and still get to keep the templates). So, in Summary. Good point, and good to be thinking in this way. But no, I would not change ‘kitchen utensil device’ in this case. I think it’s bang on the mark. With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com ) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist *None of this constitutes (legal and/or personalised) advice. Only information is provided. I am a former scholar in Ancient Greek Language, educated at Eton College, who is now a renowned patent specialist in this industry, with dozens of patents granted that I have self-drafted, filed, and prosecuted to patent myself, mostly in the UK and with some in the US. If you have any concerns, please feel free to consult a patent attorney.

I had the same question. Why not Spoon, or Scoop. First thing that came to mind is cat litter-the pet industry is huge. From the response it seems to be partly a personal choice as to how to limit/define the product.

The provisional application, like a non-provisional, has certain required "parts", but the parts are generally "free form" to suit your needs, other than the officially required "cover sheet" and other admin forms.

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Hi, Phil. Thank you for the comments. For any military type products, it may well be worth quickly first phoning the UK Patent Office (UK IPO) to check whether it's ok for you to file first abroad, (if that's a strategy you're considering). I've sent you an email about the fact you may be able to file first at the UK Patent Office for less. (I always file first at the UKIPO, even if I'm ultimately wanting U.S patent protection, because I can use my 'non-paid' GB patent application number to 'claim priority' back to, if I file my U.S. non-provisional patent application within 12 months of my GB application filing. After you've checked/phoned the UKIPO, feel free to get back. With regards, The Captain (www.TheInventorsJourney.com) *Note: The above is provided by way of information and experience alone. No legal (and/or personalized) advice is provided.

Thanks Captain I've just replied via email and yes I am able to offer and protect abroad due to regulations granted thro The MoD/NATO Outstanding research source you've putten together and for a newbie like me its invaluable access to trade tips and tricks so thank you from everyone in my position Captain.

Hi, Aya. Couple of things. You do not 'receive' a PPA- you FILE a PPA. Once filed, you are 'patent pending'. You do NOT have a patent. (Even after filing a NON-provisional, you do not have a patent- that only comes once your non-provisional is examined and you hopefully go on to get it GRANTED). So the answer, if asked whether you have a patent, is NO. With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com ) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

@@shiinetheinventorsjourney8012 Thank you so much for your helpful resources & answers.

@@ayamore8885 Aya, one last thing- filing a provisional (to get patent pending), and then going public or trying to license your invention based just off of that is 'old technology', has been proved to be extremely unsuccessful in the start-up inventor industry, and is potentially extremely dangerous to your patenting, in almost all territories in the world, apart from the U.S., where there is no '12 month grace period'. Why would you, when you can get official patent office results, in as quick as 18 days after filing, like you can see with Giuseppe (and me giving him his results on Skype) here: theinventorsjourney.com/step4.html#giuseppe18days With The Inventor's Journey™, we use that 12 months (from the provisional filing date), to get all these things done, and only go public or try to license, in step 8 (the final step) of The Inventor's Journey™. Much less risky. With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com ) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

... so what is the solution? If there's a problem, there's a solution. Be solutions-oriented rather than just a problem finder.

@@JacobPatrick1 finding problem is the first step to solution. You can never find a solution if you don't see a problem. Right now there is no solution to this problem so it's better to discard this invention rather than using it with all the germs accumulated underneath.

@@agentlier6974, I agree Identifying an area for improvement is the first step. I wouldn't say there is no solution. Despite him saying this isn't a real invention I already can see multiple ways it can be cleaned or disinfected. 1) Vapor or steam cleaning 2) Submerged in a cleaning solution (added movement will help) 3) Strong jets of soapy water shot in between the grooves 4) A brush with bristles/sponge that can fit in between. 5) Add a hinge to give space between the two objects 6) Make the pieces detachable from each other. These are just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are many more and better solutions as well.

Great point! The USPTO efs-web filing system won't allow filenames that have spaces (and some other punctuation too). However, this is all explained in the USPTO PPA Filing Video, which comes free with iPatentPending™- and again can be unlocked totally free on the free trial via the link in the video description, above. We also have a video that explains how to overcome annoying 'validation' issues when the USPTO system won't upload your files. With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com ) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

I’m starting to freak out!!!😫

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Hi, Cosmo! Bit more of a specialized area. I actually am currently prosecuting one of my own inventions at the USPTO for more of a 'method' type invention, and the examiner says the USPTO rules on these things have changed quite a lot recently. (Many US practitioners know about this, and about the 'Alice Corp.' case). It may be worth you looking to get a free consultation with a US patent attorney (you can usually see on their website if they specialize in that area). Many patent attorneys will do a free initial consultation. I'm afraid I cannot offer anything just at the moment. With greatest regards, The Captain

@@shiinetheinventorsjourney8012 Glad to hear from you once more Jeff! No worries. It's not a question needing an urgent answer and I will explore further

did you ever figure that out?

I didn't. Thankfully, it didn't apply to my patent application in the end and I was able to take it a different route. @@ripsaw2322

If your mobile app contains a new, useful and non-obvious invention then you could theoretically qualify for a patent on that structure or process.

No. But having a high quality worldwide patent search done before drafting your provisional patent application is very wise. That's why it's step 1 of The Inventor's Journey™ (TheInventorsJourney.com/step1.html). The reason for this is that, if you DON'T get a patent search done first, you may spend a lot of time (and energy) in your provisional patent application, disclosing things about your invention that it turns out were not even patentable. But if you get the world-class patent search done FIRST, the patent search (if done properly) often makes it clear what you CAN, and CANNOT, patent. You can then focus all your energy in your provisional patent application just on the stuff you CAN patent. So it can make it much easier and quicker to do. That's why the patent search is Step 1 of The Inventor's Journey™, and getting patent pending with a provisional patent application is Step 2, right after! With greatest regards, and good luck with your invention. Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ (TheInventorsJourney.com) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

Yes, an LLC can sign a Power of Attorney to authorize a "patent practitioner" to file a provisional or a utility application on behalf of the LLC and the named inventors.

Bill, the program iPatentPending™ (freely available) includes screen-capture footage of how to download the required form for MICRO ENTITY STATUS (75% reduction in fees) from the USPTO website, and shows screen capture footage of filling the form out, (which is very simple). It also shows how to check whether you qualify for Micro Entity status. There is no requirement to be from the U.S. You can get access to the program fully unlocked, even on the 10 Day Free Trial by clicking on the 10 DAY FREE TRIAL button on this link. (It takes you to PayPal, but it is a 10 Day Free Trial): theinventorsjourney.com/plans/ With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain, SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ (www.TheInventorsJourney.com)

Cosmo John : one is able to do it but be very broad in the claims not to specific.

There are several great books written for lawyers that tells you how to do it. You can, for example, make several claims and in each claim describe one possible variation (embodiment) of your invention. Or as Gonzo said, make your claims in the broadest way possible. Also, read as many patent claims as possible until you make sense of it. You can also hire a patent writer or a patent lawyer. This can cost you an arm and a leg. If your invention is a money maker, you should seek professional advise. But nothing is better than becoming an expert yourself. Make sure you read books that teach lawyers how to write patents. Books written for the do it yourself people is never exhaustive enough. Anyone can write a patent, a good patent is the one that cannot be beaten in a court.

@@alisina1472 Anyone can write a provisional patent....begin licensing immediately and include them paying for boilerplate patenting as part of the deal.

Hi Elric. No- there's no flaw. Later in the program I explain exactly this point, (to warn inventors), and we change that term to 'movable element' (so it's not limited to being at the front). Well spotted for seeing it so early in the program, though. You can now get the whole program free for 10 days by clicking the '10 Day Free Trial' button on this page: theinventorsjourney.com/crewmember.html Good luck getting patent pending!! Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ (TheInventorsJourney.com) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

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Anyone can file a provisional patent application at the USPTO. (There's no nationality requirements). If you want to see how to draft and file a PPA, you can now get a full 10 Day Free Trial of the program iPatentPending™ on the trial member plan- which you can get here: theinventorsjourney.com/crewmember.html With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com ) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

Thank you for the quick reply! I would def check it out.

Great! Used to only be available as part of a $369 package. Now unlocked free, on the free trial. Enjoy! theinventorsjourney.com/crewmember.html

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Hey did you ever find an answer to your question? Would love to find out as well. Thanks!

Yes, there are classifications of utility patents that would include the new, useful and non-obvious processes for improving a recycling process. Your goal would be to figure out all existing implementations ever disclosed in any publication or used in public and how yours is somehow different in ways that are patentable.

Thanks, EastCoast. With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ (TheInventorsJourney.com) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

Yes I did, Imogenbegins!!! Now available completely free to access. Unlock the USPTO PPA FIling Video, and the rest of this whole program, plus lots more, by clicking the '10 Day Free Trial' button on this page: theinventorsjourney.com/crewmember.html You can then have permanent access to the whole program, plus tonnes of other programs, and access to the elite Inventor's Journey services and steps, for only $29.95/mo. Free Trial gives you a test-run, and even then there's a 30 day money back guarantee. Hope this helps. Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ (TheInventorsJourney.com) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

Yes!!! The amazing SHIINE® ENTERPRISE USPTO PPA Filing Video. Still does the business... You can unlock it totally free on the free trial as a crew member aboard SHIINE® ENTERPRISE. Just click the 'free trial' button on this page (link below), and you get the whole iPatentPending™ program, including all the rest of the videos, the PPA template, and the USPTO Filing Video. It is 100% unlocked on the free trial, without any payment, and you get other programs, like the Beginners Patent Search, which makes patent searching fun. Click the free trial button here: theinventorsjourney.com/crewmember.html With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com ) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

Yes, provisional patent applications are accepted in the USA under US laws.

Pleasure. And if you want to get access to a bit more (plus some of the other free trials of programs from the Patent Pending Package™) please feel free to go to shiine-enterprise.com/ipatentpending.trial.html All the best!

Hi inventor's journey is provisional patent's pretty much the same worldwide so i could draft my own,iam in australia

The following is not advice- Only information is provided: There's an agreement between almost every patent office in the world (called the 'Paris Agreement'), which means a patent application filed in one territory can be used as a basis for priority for a patent application filed in any other territory, as long as it's filed within 12 months. So no reason not to use this program to file via the USPTO website, and then use that to 'claim priority' back to when filing a full (non-provisional) patent application in any other territory, within 12 months of the USPTO filing. With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com ) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

Hi David. I cannot give personalized advice. But I can give you this info. A 'brand' concept is not an invention. In the UK, this type of thing may fall more under the category of registering a Design, or perhaps under the category of Trademark. But even that might not be appropriate. Trademarks can protect a particular brand name (and other aspects). Really very hard to say without knowing more, but this video does not seem to be relevant to your situation- this video is about protecting an invention (ie something having at least one inventive step). With regards,

Hi TZK. The program is detailed, and very few inventors have questions after creating their application. However, there are free resources an inventor can use, such as the Inventor's Assistance Centre at the USPTO. Most just create their application, and file it, using the USPTO Filing Video which comes with the program. If you're unsure, why not try the full 10 Day Free Trial. You unlock the whole program (including the USPTO Filing Video) free. You can unlock it free here: theinventorsjourney.com/crewmember.html With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ (TheInventorsJourney.com) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

Toblerusse yes, you can.

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Ready 😊

You cannot "amend" a provisional application. You could file another provisional application at any time to supplement prior filings.

There's no 'result' with a PPA. A PPA is never 'search and examined' by the patent office, so there's no 'result'. (Only a NON-provisional patent application is searched and examined). You simply become 'patent pending' on all the information/disclosure that is in your PPA, the moment the online filing is completed and generates you a patent application number. So you are patent pending 'instantly'. But you never get any 'result'. With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com ) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist Note: The above is provided by way of information and experience alone. No legal (and/or personalized) advice is provided.

@@shiinetheinventorsjourney8012 Thank you for your answer could you tell me can i just submit my idea for licensing to company without PPA?

@@djamikakona1869 You can submit your idea without any patents or PPA or even an NDA, if you're not worried about them simply stealing it or giving it to their cousins in some other country.

You can now unlock the whole program (previously only available as part of a $369 package) completely free on the 10 Day Free Trial at theinventorsjourney.com/crewmember.html (Make sure to only sign up once, or PayPal may double charge after the trial). Enjoy! With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com ) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

I have a whole program dedicated to that, called iPatentWriter™ (Full name: iHaveThePower™ to draft and file my own full patent application). Here's the trial page: patentsuntranslated.com/ipatentwriter.trial.html With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ (TheInventorsJourney.com) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

hi , the video only shows the provisional filing. i am looking for the non provisional filing requirement. thanks

Hi superman. How to file a non-provisional patent application at the USPTO comes as part of either the program iPatentWriter™, or part of the LightSpeed PerfectPatent™ Package, which is step 4 of The Inventor's Journey™ (TheInventorsJourney.com). Filing a Non-Provisional at the USPTO is a bit more complex because more forms need to be filed and more documents too (Abstract, Claims, etc). You can get the whole iPatentWriter™ program (with full tuition/videos on how to draft a non-provisional patent application, including detailed information on patent 'claims') here (Full 30 day money back guarantee, no questions asked, included): patentsuntranslated.com/ipatentwriter-plans.html It shows exactly how to fill out all the forms, including the Micro-Entity Status form that can get you 75% reduction in fees, and the slightly epic AIA0014 form, which can be very very confusing unless you see how to fill it out. The program saves you up to $6000 or more on using a patent attorney. With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ (TheInventorsJourney.com) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist

Yes, in fact, in the UK, we're able to file the equivalent of a 'provisional patent application', completely free. I have a video (only available to UK inventors who become crew members), showing me filing one. Just like a provisional patent application, it can be used, to claim priority back to, for a patent application filed at almost any patent office (eg US, UK, etc) within 12 months. With regards, Jethro L Bennett Captain of SHIINE® ENTERPRISE Creator of The Inventor's Journey™ ( www.TheInventorsJourney.com ) Inventor, Professional Product Designer, Elite Patent Specialist