Latex Patent Template: Fill & Download for Free

\LaTeX[math]\[/math][math]LaTeX[/math][math][/math], which is pronounced «Lah-tech» or «Lay-tech» (to rhyme with «blech» or «Bertolt Brecht»), is a document preparation system for high-quality typesetting. It is most often used for medium-to-large technical or scientific documents but it can be used for almost any form of publishing.[math]\[/math][math]LaTeX[/math][math] [/math][math][/math][math][/math]is not a word processor! Instead, [math]\[/math][math]LaTeX[/math][math] [/math][math][/math][math][/math]encourages authors not to worry too much about the appearance of their documents but to concentrate on getting the right content.Learn LaTeX in 30 minuteshttp://www.ctex.org/documents/shredder/src/texbook.pdfThis template is for creating a contract with static and dynamic content.Creating a Resume Using LaTeXLaTeX templates/packages for writing a patent specificationAlso: What are the benefits of using LaTeX over MS Word, especially for a scientific researcher doing a lot of biology and mathematics?LaTeX vs MS word

I do not think that there is any particular advantage to writing your resume in LaTeX. You will still need to post-process it to generate either PDF or DOC version out of it, because in 30 years I have never encountered a company that accepted a resume in LaTeX format. Heck, they have hard enough time trying to accept just a plain PDF.If you’re going to generate the resume as PDF or DOC, then you might as well start with something more useful. My resume is a plain text YAML file and I use a simple Ruby script and bunch of templates to generate HTML, PDF, DOC, TXT, MD, and JSON formats.Why did I bother with that extra complexity? For two reasons:That YAML file is under source control (git) and I can easily create variants by branching as neededI can selectively include/exclude sections of my resume as needed. For instance, I can limit the professional experience to only companies since 2000, or I can include a full list of my granted patents (pulled from USPTO by another script)Sure, that is probably a bit of an overkill…

I will only cover here doing patents in the US and Europe, since this represents my experience, and probably what the majority of readers will be interested in. Procedures for other countries / regions may vary, but should be similar.Firstly, you have to have a novel idea.Secondly, you need to do prior art searches.Thirdly, you need to do drawings.Fourthly, you need to write your claims, which should reference the drawings, and also have a logical flow, as well as differentiating your patent from the prior art.Next, you have to write a general description of the patent.And finally, you submit it to the patent office. That would be the USPTO for a US patent, or the EPO for a European patent.The jurisdiction of your patent will only be the country you submit your patent in. For Europe, the EPO will allow you to specify the individual countries your patent will be valid in. Eventually, if they have not yet, they will unify the patenting process so that a single submission will be valid for all member EU states.USPTO (United States Patents)But it does not end there with the submission. For the USPTO, it will take around 27 months to issue, and there will be some back and forth with the examiners and the like. There’s fees, of course, and additional paperwork you must submit, like, for example, the Oath or Declaration for each inventor.This can be all done online, but I warn you — the USPTO’s website has all the look and feel of having been designed by a committee of bureaucrats. But on a good note, they do have a lot of active support to guide you through that labyrinth of a website.I strongly urge you to register yourself with the USPTO. You can submit an invention unregistered, but you won’t have ready access to its status like you will registered.EPO (European Patents)You need to register with the EPO in order to submit patents. The rules for the patenting process differs a bit from what it is in the US. Know these rules well.The EPO also requires you to use a smartcard to access their site for patent submissions and maintenance. Upon registration, they will send you both the smartcard and a reader for it. The reader can be used under Linux, Macs, and Windows, though their documentation for its installation is very Windows-centric. You have to work out the equivalents for Linux and MacOS, which is not too hard.Writing the patentYou can use Word to write the patent, but I think doing patents in Word is the worst, primarily because Word does not handle all the references and citations nicely. I strongly recommend using LaTeX, but this will require some effort if you’ve never used it before. It is not WYSIWYG; but it make all the formatting automatic for you, allowing you to focus on the content. And, it is well-known for its support for mathematics.The EPO has a special requirement for PDFs, and have a Word template and also a PDF driver add-on to generate PDFs in its required format. The USPTO has something for Word users as well, but since I don’t use Word, I cannot speak much to it.Different types of patents for the USPTO and EPOThe USPTO recognize utility, design, and plant patents. I suggest you go to:Patent process overviewFor the details.For the EPO, EPO does not recognize design patents. To get a gist of what they accept as patents:The European Patent ConventionI wrote this to give you an idea, or a flavour for what’s all involved. You do not need to hire a high-priced patent attorney, but if you have the money, it may be the best approach for you. Or you can file it yourself as an individual.Understand that I have glossed over a myriad of details, so be sure to do your own research if you wish to take the dive. For example, if you intend on doing software patents, the rules will differ quite a bit for EPO and USPTO. You can do software patents in Europe, but they need to be structured a certain way.Enjoy, and good luck!