FAQs Patent Questions

Question:May I write to the USPTO directly about my application after it is filed?

Answer:
The Office will answer an applicant’s inquiries as to the status of the application, and inform you whether your application has been rejected, allowed, or is awaiting action. However, if you have a patent attorney or agent of record in the application file the Office will not correspond with both you and the attorney/agent concerning the merits of your application.

Question:Will the USPTO advise me as to whether a certain patent promotion organization is reliable and trustworthy?

Answer:
No. The Office has no control over such organizations. The Office will publish complaints regarding invention promoters and replies from the invention promoters. The Office will not undertake any investigation of the invention promoters.

Question:Plant patents are granted for the entire plant, and only one claim is permitted.

Answer:
A plant patent is granted on the entire plant. It therefore follows that only one claim is necessary and only one is permitted.

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