Posts Tagged: patent practitioners
The IP Counselor’s Checklist for Adding Value During Patent Prosecution
As the new year begins, I’ve been reflecting on what makes patent practitioners highly valuable to their clients. In a prior IPWatchdog article, I asserted that …
The Top 10 Things New Patent Practitioners Should Know
One of the most common questions I receive from these individuals is this: “Once I pass the patent bar exam, how do I learn to actually start …
Patent Practice 101: Representation Agreements and Client Trust Accounts
Like so many things in life, experience is the best teacher, but finding a job without some experience can be extremely difficult. For that reason many times …
Patent Practitioner Training: Everything Patent Practitioners Need to Know
You’ve passed the patent bar exam. Now what? We have heard that question too many times to count over the years as we have collectively spent …
Changes in Patent Language to Ensure Eligibility Under Alice
When a rule becomes a target, it ceases to be a good rule. In the three years since the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Alice, there …
‘Patent Prosecutor’ or ‘IP Counselor’?: Clients and Practitioners Should Choose Wisely
In sum, patent prosecutors who operate principally as IP counselors best position themselves to make a greater impact on their clients and build a more profitable, sustainable …
6 Core Values and 5 Emotional Intelligence Skills Leading to Sound Ethical Decisions
Core values are key to avoiding ethical violations. This is because most ethics violations are not intentional. They occur because decisions are being made based on the …
Could or should the USPTO adopt the EPO problem-and-solution approach for assessing obviousness?
There is a plausible case that the US law on obviousness is indeed compatible with the EPO problem-and-solution approach. It could even be said that the steps …
An Examiner’s Tips For Speedier Patent Prosecution
Interactions between patent examiners and patent practitioners are often tense. At worst, these interactions can be an exercise in restraint with both parties thinly veiling their disdain …
The Dynamics of Patentability Beyond §§ 102 and 103
It is the personal relationships and dynamics between those junior and senior examiners where the final, hidden gate to patentability stands. Between them, the junior examiners perform …
Bringing Digital Government to the Patent Office
In order to file an application or view outgoing correspondence online, the practitioner must authenticate using a private certificate and password. The process relies on an antiquated …
