All relevant technology or prior art claimed in a patent application is described in an information disclosure statement (IDS). The burden of disclosure is placed on the innovator or applicant. If this statement is missing from an application, or if key prior art isn’t included, the patent may be deemed invalid or fraudulent. It is[…]
Before analyzing the significance of Information Disclosure Statement, let’s first understand its literal meaning and the areas of its usage. IDS, as its name depicts is a statement that comprises of all the information or details regarding prior art. The applicant files a patent application according to the USPTO guidelines. While doing so he/she submits[…]
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) is a statement that must include all the information or details regarding your prior art. When an applicant files a patent application according to the USPTO guidelines, the applicant is asked to submit all the relevant background art, information, and publications related to the invention to the USPTO during the patent[…]
It is the duty of an applicant to disclose all the relevant details regarding the invention to the USPTO. Through an information disclosure form (IDF) an applicant submits used all the relevant invention details as a duty of disclosure. This duty is of the inventors and on all other concerned persons involved in the preparation[…]