What is the utility patent probability of success? It’s no surprise that utility patents are substantially harder to obtain than design patents. What might be…
Office Action cost range: from simple to complex responses The cost estimate of responding to an Office Action in a utility patent application will depend…
When is a patent application allowed? When your patent application has been allowed, the USPTO will send a Notice of Allowance setting forth a 3-month…
How long is the utility patent application process? The USPTO is notorious for its backlog of examining utility nonprovisional patent applications. First-time utility patent applicants…
What happens after your nonprovisional utility patent application is filed? So your utility nonprovisional patent application has been filed. Now what? Expect a long wait…