Author: Vic Lin

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…

What is a Statement of Use? An Intent-To-Use (ITU) trademark application does not require any evidence of trademark use at the initial filing. In fact,…

Preliminary Review of Claims in PCT Application Every PCT application automatically receives a prior art search and a written opinion on the invention’s novelty, inventive step…

Critical Patent Deadlines If You Have Not Yet Applied If you haven’t yet filed a patent application on your invention, there are two critical deadlines…

What is the P3 Program? P3 effectively combines two after-final pilot programs into one: the After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP) 2.0 program; and the Pre-Appeal Brief Conference…

What is an AFCP request? The After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP) Program 2.0 is a continuing effort by the USPTO to streamline responses to Final…

What are your options for responding to a Final Office Action? When faced with a final rejection, a patent applicant has a couple of options in…

What do we need to file your utility nonprovisional patent application? New to utility patents? This is a good place to start. I want to…

USPTO Trademark Application Process: What are the most important factors? Time and money. These are the two crucial factors in the trademark application process. How…

Inventions made in the USA must be filed first with the USPTO unless a petition for foreign filing license is granted Except when permission is…

Does a continuing application require an IDS disclosing prior art references already considered in the parent application? No.  According to MPEP Section 609.02, it is…

How do we identify the risk of likelihood of confusion rejections before filing a trademark application? A trademark knockout search generally refers to a pre-filing…