Patent Prosecution and Appeal – a Review – As our regular readers may recall, several of our past columns have covered patent prosecution(1) and appeal(2) in the United States Patent and Trademark […]
Appeals in Patent Prosecution – Another Way to Cut the Deck
Reaching the Appeal Decision Point – As regular readers of this column know, after a patent application is filed, a series of proceedings known as prosecution (1) occurs between the Applicant (typically represented by […]
“This action is FINAL.” Or Not – “FINAL” Rejection Doesn’t Mean Final
Forewarned by Four Words – It’s been about four months since your patent practitioner worked with you to file an Amendment in response to an Office Action received from the USPTO in […]