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© Alexandre Dulaunoy

With so many inventions happening every day, you need to apply for a patent to keep your inventions safe from getting stolen. Everyone has a right to their intellectual property.
In a nutshell, to apply for a patent, you need to fill an application and submit to the patent office after paying the fee. In U.S.A., to apply for a patent, one needs to approach USPTO, United States Patent and Trademark Office. While filling a patent application, you need to be very careful and choose words carefully; also, most patent applications require drawings. Also while you apply for a patent, keep in mind that there are two types of patent applications: the non-provisional utility patent application and patent application. Most experts recommend provincial patent applications.
A non provisional patent includes, a written document which comprises a specification (description and claims), and an oath or declaration; drawings and the fee. So apply for a patent and secure your invention.

© warrantedarrest

Google has expressed its frustration over the present US patents system which they believe curbs innovation. General Counsel of Google, Kent Walker has made a statement that with so much litigation about the US patents the tech industry actually faces a slowdown in innovation.
According to Google, the US patents system is broken because most of the companies buy intellectual property from small firms and then litigate against big firms using the IP. They also want that the companies should not be allowed to litigate with respect to software mechanisms as software is developed incrementally and patents just end up impeding the way of innovation.
The US patents have seen a large number of litigations with Apple filing infringement claims against all the Android manufacturing companies. The outcome of these lawsuits will decide the supremacy in the smart phones market. Google has only 728 US patents whereas Apple has 4,000 has US patents and Microsoft eclipses them all with over 18,000 patents. So Google might look to buy some intellectual property from InterDigital Inc.'s portfolio of 1,300 patents. Now some companies are branding this statement made by Google as hypocrisy as Google should have known about IP violations before launching Android.

© Chuck "Caveman" Coker

In the process of filing patents, the description, together with the claims, is often referred to as the specification. These are the sections of the application where you specify what your invention is and how it differs from previous patents and technology.

You must write a complete and thorough description because you cannot add any new information to your application once it is filed. If you are required by the patent examiner to make changes, you can only make changes to the subject matter of your invention that could be reasonable inferred from the original drawings and description. You should be careful not to add any misleading information or omit relevant items, and it is often useful to seek professional help to ensure the maximum protection for your intellectual property.