Posts Tagged: Art Unit 3626
Is there a Tide-Change in the Prospects of Patenting Business Method Innovations?
In the years after the Alice decision, it had seemed as though examiners in the business method art units felt as though their hands were tied with …
E-Commerce Art Units: Where Patent Applications Go to Die
Upon closer review things are much, much worse than I previously reported. The problem is also far more widespread. Using LexisNexis Patent Advisor®, I looked at the …
What the Patent Office Refuses to Understand
This new post-prosecution pilot program feels a lot like rearranging the chairs on the Titanic. Unless and until the Patent Office does something about recalcitrant patent examiners …
These Are the 20 Hardest and Easiest Art Units
Art Unit 3689 has the lowest allowance rate at 7.7%. Art Unit 3659 has the highest at 98.3%. Oddly enough, these two art units are from the same technology center. It’…
Allowance Rates for Art Units Examining Business Methods
If I were a patent examiner that hadn't issued patents for years I wouldn't want anyone to know that either. Similarly, if I were a Supervisory Patent …
Is there a Systematic Denial of Due Process at the USPTO?
After my presentation, as you might expect, I was approached by a number of patent attorneys. Story after story it was the same thing I have heard …
Business Methods by the Numbers: A Look Inside PTO Class 705
What these numbers tell you is if your application is in Art Unit 3622 or 3689 you are in for a long wait to obtain a patent. The numbers …
