A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by the U.S. government to an inventor or his assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention.  There are three types of patents: utility patents, design patents, and plant patents. 

UTILITY PATENTS
This type of patent allows the creator of a useful, novel, non-obvious invention to stop others from exploiting invention for a period of 20 years.  To acquire a utility patent an inventor or his attorney must file a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  The USPTO examines the application against existing inventions to determine whether the invention disclosed is novel and non-obvious.  The inventor has the ability to respond to various actions taken by the USPTO during the examination of the application.  This process is called patent prosection.  Ross and Reid Brandborg, registered patent attorneys, will draft an application based on your input and prosecute that applicaition.  

DESIGN PATENTS
This type of patent protects the ornamentation of an item.  This type of patent can protect the unique design of a bottle, faucet, soap, or anything else.  Ross and Reid Brandborg will draft and prosecute your design patent application.  

PLANT PATENTS
This type of patent protects the rights to novel and non-obvious engineered plants.  This is the least-frequently issued type of patent.  Ross and Reid Brandborg will draft and prosecute your plant patent application.