Patent Services

Filing & Prosecuting Patent Applications

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. services include filing and prosecuting patent applications.

Patent prosecution is the interaction between applicant's representatives, and a patent office with regard to a patent.

Patent prosecution can be split into pre-grant prosecution, which involves negotiation with a patent office for the grant of a patent, and post-grant prosecution, which involves issues such as post-grant amendment.

Patent prosecution is distinct from patent litigation, which describes legal action relating to the infringement of patents.

The rules and laws governing patent prosecution are often laid out in manuals released by the Patent Offices of various governments.