Patent & trademark annuity fees
It is easy to lose patents and trademarks by forgetting to pay their annuity (maintenance) fees. Set up your automatic reminder systems … Read more
Patents
Reviving abandoned patents
Have an accidentally abandoned US patent or patent application? These can often be revived if you promptly file a USPTO petition for revival.
Obviousness, hindsight, KSR
The 2007 KSR v. Teleflex Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision is why the patent examiner, ignoring hindsight issues, just used your teaching against … Read more
Secondary considerations of nonobviousness
Is your examiner repeatedly insisting that your patent application claims are obvious? One option: “reboot” your examiner by submitting at least one … Read more
Defense against unfair citation reading
In today’s “defense against the dark arts” class, we will consider obviousness, MPEP 2143.01(V), In re Gordon, and defending against unfair citation … Read more
Patent appeal process and procedures
The patent appeal process allows an applicant to bypass an examiner and request that the Patent Trials and Appeal Board (PTAB) independently … Read more