“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
The Patent Prosecution Highway…an Opportunity for Faster Patents
The Highway: Why It Was Built – The Patent Prosecution Highway (known also as the PPH), is an initiative that was originally undertaken between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) […]
Patent Law 101 – What Is Patentable?
The Law – In the United States, federal statute 35 U.S.C. 101 codifies the patentability of inventions, stating that, “Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition […]
Don’t Cut Corners… Consider Assigning That Provisional Patent Application
An assignment transfers ownership from one party to another. In the United States, ownership of a patent or a patent application remains with the inventor(s) until such time as an assignment is […]
Christmas in China
What would Christmas be these days without mentioning the words “Made in China.” From Christmas lights to wrapping paper, and even the gifts left by Santa Claus, the little gold “Made in […]
Patent License Agreement Audits – Ensuring the Reward for Innovation
Patent license agreements are vitally important to many companies. A patent royalty payment goes straight to the bottom line, unlike product sales where materials and overhead must be taken out first. So […]
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 […]
