“Claims 1 – 4 and 11 – 24 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 …” The words any inventor dreads. Your claims have been rejected. What to do? There are a number […]
Solemnly Sworn – The Use of Affidavits in Patent Prosecution
John Hammond and Bob Gunderman
Basic Maintenance – Keeping Patents in Force After Issue
Three Fees, Please – When a United States patent issues, the financial investment needed to obtain the patent is complete. However, further payments are required in order to maintain the patent in […]
“Pimp My Invention” – If It Sounds Too Good to Be True…
…Then It Probably Is an Invention Scam Company. Bill is really excited. He has been working in his garage for months on his new invention, the “SqueegeeBot.” It’s a little spider-like robot […]
Remanufacturing a Patented Product: Does “Make” Include “Remake?”
The Patent Statutes with Teeth – Federal statutes 35 U.S.C.§154 and 35 U.S.C.§271 provide much of the teeth in our patent laws. They define the property right of a patent grant, and […]
Our Patent System – Balancing Wealth Creation With Benefits to Society
From the Blogosphere… “No, the only way to protect IP is to never tell anyone about it.” This was one of many answers offered in reply to a question posted on the […]
“Anything Under the Sun That Is Made by Man” …Well, Not Quite.
The Quote and the Law. A well known phrase (to patent practitioners at least) is that patentable subject matter may include “anything under the sun that is made by man.” The phrase […]
The Phelps Phenomenon – Was It “The Suit?”
Incredible. The roar of the crowd in the Beijing Olympic natatorium has long faded, but the memories of Michael Phelps’ phenomenal run of eight gold medals will long remain. For our money, […]
21st Century Patent Preparation: The Model for the Future
What’s New – Within the past few years, explosive advances in computer hardware and software have made it affordable for large and small businesses, and even solo practitioners to use electronic modeling […]
Diligence in Establishing “Common Ownership” and Joint Research Agreements
A Brief Prosecution Primer – Regular readers of this column may recall a basic premise of patent prosecution(1): after some initial administrative steps, a Patent Examiner in the USPTO studies the Applicant’s […]
Google Patents – A One Stop Shop for Patent Research
Old School Patent Searching – In years past, when clients have had an interest in doing some initial patent searching on their own, we have referred them to the United States Patent […]
