16 Steps: How to File a Non-Provisional Utility Patent Application

Posted on April 3, 2019

Yikes...16 Steps!?

Yes, but this blog article only has 3 of the 16.

Why?

Well, in order to file a non-provisional utility patent application you need to first file a provisional patent application.

Think of a non-provisional as the...

Advanced Guide to Google Patent Search

Posted on March 19, 2019

Welcome, inventors! Now that you’ve read and implemented the steps in our Basic Guide to Patent Searching, you’re ready to learn the ins and outs of Google Patent Search.

(If you haven’t read our introductory guide, please do that now—we’ll still...

Is My Invention Eligible for Patenting? 3 Simple Steps

Posted on March 5, 2019

This is a very good (and properly worded) question. The answer is, of course, maybe. And it's usually followed by a “Well, tell me about your invention….” Actually, more often than not, I hear the question asked as, “Can I get a patent on that?” In...

23 Essential Resources For Entrepreneurs and Inventors in San Francisco

Posted on March 1, 2019

From finding good funding sources to searching for the best small business mentors, there’s no doubt that searching for inventor and entrepreneur resources in good old San Francisco (aka. Old Golden Mountain) can be such backbreaking work!

That’s why here at Bold Patents, we created this comprehensive guide. This...

Top 17 San Francisco Coworking Spaces

Posted on March 1, 2019

It’s 2019 here in San Francisco and already, startups are searching for the perfect place(s) to develop the tools (and services) needed to help America become the best that it could possibly be. From the quick and quirky Workshop Cafe to the elusive and innovative the Troll House, many startups are choosing to work in comfortable, collaborate,...