Foreign patent traps

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Outside of the US, foreign patent offices will often use your own prior patent filings against you! Avoid this trap by planning carefully.

Why prior art searches are a good idea

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Do a prior art search before filing a patent. Anything that was sold or published more than a year ago, including your own work, can be used against you.

Obvious? Why did it take so long?

Shoot the moon

How can an idea be rejected as obvious based on old underlying citations? The Leo Pharmaceuticals case suggests new ways to overcome obviousness rejections.