Errors in a patent are diverse and are of varying nature depending on the stage they are crept in. Also, the impact of the errors in the different parts of a patent is different.Beginning with the Face Page, which constitutes the bibliographical information, errors in this segment are critical in nature, such as incorrect names of inventors, attorneys or assignees (generally spelling mistake), or missing any amendments during the prosecution, such as change of the names of the above or insertion or deletion of the same. Errors in the priority information might lead to serious repercussions, which may even result in abandonment of a patent. Similarly, errors in the names of inventor, attorney, assignee are also very crucial which might cause confusion if found incorrect. Similar is the nature of errors in case of specification, drawings and especially claims.Errors in patent might prove fatal and bring uninvited trouble to the Assignee of the patent. So, in order to avoid such unpleasant circumstances proofreading of a granted patent or a patent application becomes crucial.

Effectual Services patent proofreading process follows an extremely detailed analysis of a patent’s prosecution history to identify any PTO or applicant errors. Our team members run thorough manual as well as automated checks simultaneously to ensure that a patent is free of any errors. Our proofreaders have in-depth knowledge of Patent laws and are also trained in Patent drafting best practices for various jurisdictions, including US, EP, Australia etc. We also prepare ready to file Correction request (For example, a Certificate of Correction in USPTO prescribed format) that can be filed with the PTOs saving our client precious time.