Smarter Office Action Response: File a CIP Instead?
What is a smarter way to respond to multiple Office Actions in your patent application? Guess what your probability of getting a utility patent rejection…
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How to File a Continuation Application: When is the continuation deadline?
When must a continuation application be filed? Known as a child application, a continuation must be filed while the parent application is still pending. A…
How to Enforce Intellectual Property Without A Lot of Money
Affordable ways to enforce intellectual property If you don’t have at least two million dollars laying around to sue for patent infringement, this post is…
How to Review Office Action Response
How to Review a Draft Office Action Response About 90% of utility patent applications will get rejected at least once. When it comes to utility…
How many patent Office Actions can you get? Is there a limit to patent rejections?
How many patent Office Actions are possible? Unfortunately, there are no limits to how many patent Office Actions (OA) an Examiner can issue. Multiple Office…
Patent Cost: Can we match a competitive bid?
Give Us A Chance to Match or Beat a Competitive Patent Cost Quote Nearly every patent firm sets their own attorney’s fees and service rates.…
Intellectual Property Protection: How to Protect IP
What does it mean to protect intellectual property? Now that we know what intellectual property is, let’s talk about how to protect intellectual property. The…
Substitute specimens: How to show trademark use when original specimens rejected
When do you need to submit substitute specimens of use? If your trademark specimens of use have been rejected, then you know what I’m talking…
How can an Amazon seller use design patents?
How can an Amazon seller benefit from design patents? IP simply cannot be ignored when you’re selling on Amazon. A common misconception is that IP…
What is intellectual property (IP)?
What is an intellectual property right? Intellectual property (IP) can seem abstract. You can see and experience the benefits of innovation, but you can’t touch…
How to Get a Better Design Patent
What makes a design patent better? Design patents are quite simple. So simple, in fact, that it can be easy to overlook certain nuances that…
How to Prepare for Patent Attorney Initial Consultation
How do you prepare for your first call or meeting with a prospective patent attorney? You and your potential patent attorney share at least one…
How to Get a Useful Patent
Utility or design patent? In order to know how to get a patent, first determine the type of IP you need. Do you need a…
Trademark Expungement or Reexamination: Better Ways to Respond to Likelihood of Confusion Refusals
Expungement or Reexamination: Better Alternatives Than Arguing No Likelihood of Confusion Arguing against a likelihood of confusion refusal can be a losing battle. Sometimes, you…
Design patent failures: What can go wrong?
What are common design patent failures? Filing a design patent application doesn’t seem very complicated. Thankfully, there are no lengthy pages of descriptions and no…
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