Posts Tagged: patent prosecution
Patent Practice Training for Beginners
You’ve passed the patent bar exam. Now what? Having a license to practice is just the beginning. What you need is a bridge between passing the …
Artificial Intelligence Technologies Facing Heavy Scrutiny at the USPTO
Artificial intelligence technologies are transforming industries and improving human productivity and health. Unfortunately, the stark reality appears to be that artificial intelligence technologies are likely to be …
MIT Prior Art Archive: An Overstated Solution to Patent Examination
According to statistics provided by the USPTO, since the beginning of fiscal year 2012, the Office has received a total of only 1,584 third-party submissions of prior art for …
USPTO Announces Access to Relevant Prior Art Initiative to Import Prior Art Citations into Patent Applications
The USPTO recently announced the implementation of the first phase of the Access to Relevant Prior Art (RPA) Initiative. The initiative is being designed to reduce the …
Patent Prosecution Experience Gap: Getting 2 Years Experience
For people starting out in the patent field, virtually all job announcements require some patent prosecution experience. A typical requirement is, for example, at least 2 years of …
Webinar: Best Practices for Avoiding Patent Prosecution Malpractice
This Webinar is Sponsored by Clarivate Analytics Malpractice concerns for patent practitioners are on the rise. As patents become more valuable and the intricacies of patent practice …
Webinar: The Art of Responding to Obviousness Rejections
Join Gene Quinn, founder and president of IPWatchdog.com, for a free webinar discussion on responding to obviousness rejections and convincing examiners there is more to the …
Patent Office Extends After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0
Earlier today the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) would be extended until September 30, 2019. The goal of …
Webinar: Patent Prosecution Strategies for the Realities of AIA
Join Gene Quinn on Thursday, September 27, 2018, for a free webinar discussion on the important topic of streamlining the patent prosecution process and stretching a patent budget efficiently. …
Intellectual Ventures v. T-Mobile: Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement Vacated Due to Incorrect Claim Construction
In claim construction analyses, the plain and ordinary meaning of a claim term will not be narrowed by statements in the prosecution history, unless those statements clearly …
Patent Practice Training for Newbies
You’ve passed the patent bar exam. Now what? Having a license to practice is just the beginning. What you need is a bridge between passing the …
Investing in Inventing: A Patent Process Primer for Startups
The patent process is long and complex, but well worth the effort if it means protecting your invention and your new company. Key decisions made along the …
Misapplication of Obviousness: What the MPEP gets wrong about obviousness rejections
MPEP 2141 actually cites to Arendi, but then quotes the case entirely out of context. This is a worrisome problem that can be found in many parts of …
PolarityTE stock tumbles, harassed by activist short seller misrepresenting Public PAIR data
Whether the Citron report is intentionally wrong for the purpose of causing PolarityTE stock to tumble, which it has, or whether it is recklessly wrong, or just …
Understanding U.S. Patent Prosecution
The journey to a patent begins much before actually filing the patent application, but this article, however, provides an overview of the patent application and patent prosecution …
