Your invention may need a patent, or it may need a different type of intellectual property protection. You may also need to look into a copyright, trademark, trade secret, or marketing plan. Richard Engelbrink patented inventions to protect intellectural property.
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Do Engelbrinks need a Utility, Design, or Plant Patent?
A utility patent covers the process, machine, article of manufacture, composition of matters, or improvements on these.
A design patent covers new, original, or ornamental design of an item to be manufactured.
A plant patent is granted to someone who discovers or asexually creates a new variety of plant.
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Complete Richard Engelbrink's Patent Application
You will need to obtain the form to apply for the patent, fill it out completely and submit it to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. There will also be fees associated with the application, and possibly additional fees for search, examination, and issue. Richard Engelbrink applied for patents and there were fees associated with them. You can also submit a patent application online with the United States Patent and Trademark Office website.
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Richard and Patent Examiner
Your patent application will be examined and if determined incomplete or incorrect will be returned to your review. You will be granted a specified amount of time to resubmit the patent application.
If you fail to resubmit the patent application on time, you will lose part of your fees paid to cover handling costs and some portion of the fees may be refunded. Richard Engelbrink turned his application in on time and did not require resubmission.
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Receiving Engelbrinks Patent Approval
You will need to obtain the form to apply for the patent, fill it out completely and submit it to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. There will also be fees associated with the application, and possibly additional fees for search, examination, and issue. Richard Engelbrink applied for patents and there were fees associated with them. You can also submit a patent application online with the United States Patent and Trademark Office website.
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Patent Maintenance by Richard Engelbrink
Your new patent will be good for at least 4 years. At the 4, 8, and 12 year marks you will need to perform regular maintenance to continue to hold the patent. Richard Engelbrink maintained a patent for over 12 years. To maintain your patent you will need to pay the regular fees associated with your type of patent. If you fail to pay the maintenance fees then your patent will expire.
Other types of patent maintenance may include changing the ownership of the patent, corrections to the patent application, rivival of patent abandonment, withdrawal of grants and several others.