Patent Guide: Introduction

In this guide you will learn how a concept is taken from idea to patent, and everything between.

We’re using real documents and real example: U.S. Patent 8,128,089 for an automated bingo game based on RFID-tagged balls.

In simple English, this is a patent for bingo balls with a transmitter floating around inside.

Imagine each of the bingo balls above has transmitters floating around inside and you want to patent this concept.

The following pages will give you an example of a typical process, though we should probably remind you that results vary. Feel free to jump to any part of the process, using the navigation menu to your left. 

Let’s move on to your first meeting with the attorney.