Utility model is an of intellectual property protection available in some countries. Utility model is a registered right given to an inventor that gives exclusive protection to the inventor. Utility models generally include mechanical inventions that teach minor improvement in the art. According to WIPO- A utility model is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which allows the right holder to prevent others from commercially using the protected invention, without his authorization, for a limited period of time. Read more »

http://www.pat2pdf.org/ is a website where you can enter a patent number and fetch a file in a .pdf format. Mostly one can search a desired patent/application on USPTO but when it comes to usability and saving the application it becomes a difficult task. http://www.pat2pdf.org/ is a voluntary programme that is working for several years over the internet. This site is specifically focussed on USPTO patent search. Here one can search MPEP online. The owners of this site have appealed users to support with funds to make it more and more interactive.

Patenting Facts

1. A patent specification must have at least one claim
2. The mere fact that DNA fragments are derived from the same source is not sufficient to meet the requirement for unity of invention.
3. PCT enables centralized publication of International Applications with ISR
4. Patent Amendment Act 1999, came into force retrospectively from 1st Jan 95
5. PCT provides the option of International Preliminary Examination of international application
6. A license is a grant of permission made by the patent owner to a party to exercise any specified rights as agreed. Read more »

There are various strategies of disclosing an invention. It is, understood, here that the invention is disclosed to a reliable patent attorney or patent agent. According to a first strategy the patent attorney gives a disclosure template form to the inventor and asks the inventor to disclose the invention by filling the fields in the template. Read more »