The Bootstrap Patenting Guide for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs often have a do-it-yourself (DIY) mindset, and patenting an invention is no exception. There’s a lot you can tackle on your own with the right guidance. The Bootstrap Patenting Guide for Entrepreneurs is a comprehensive resource designed to help you navigate the patenting process with confidence. Here’s what you’ll learn:
- Types of Patents: Understand the differences between provisional, non-provisional (utility), and design patents, and when to use each for your invention.
- Patenting Timelines: Learn how to time your filings to match your product development cycle, so you protect what matters, when it matters.
- Patent Searches and Research: Discover how to search for similar inventions, read patent file histories, and study issued patents to shape your own strategy.
- Application Drafting: Get tips for outlining your application, describing what your invention does, how it works, and why it's different, based on real-world examples from our workshop.
- Quick Access to Patent Laws & Procedures: Use our curated links to the most important USPTO rules, statutes, and process guides, summarized in plain English, to help you find what you need fast.
With the Bootstrap Patenting Guide, you’ll gain the tools and insight to move forward with confidence—whether you're filing a provisional on your own or preparing to collaborate with a patent professional.
Let’s get started and protect what you’re building!