Patent examiner interviews
Patent examiner interviews can help you explain your invention, overcome misconceptions, and explore claim amendments needed for allowance. Although statistically, interviews usually … Read more
USPTO
Utility patents
Utility patents are the best way to protect most inventions. But to get one, you have to convince a USPTO examiner that your … Read more
Provisional patent applications
Provisional patents, when correctly used, can be used to both quickly and inexpensively attempt to establish that an inventor was first to file. But there can be downsides to taking shortcuts here.
RCE: request for continued examination
Did your patent examiner send you a “Final Rejection?” Relax, it’s not actually final. It’s how the USPTO gets “request for continued … Read more
Hague international design patents
The Hague system allows you to use one application to file design patents in many countries simultaneously, but it is quirky and doesn’t … 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