What is a Statement of Use (SOU)? How to Show Use of an ITU Trademark Application
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,…
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What are the PCT deadlines for a Chapter II Demand and Article 19 and 34 Amendments?
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: How To Throw Away Your Patent Rights By Missing Due Dates
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 Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) Program?
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 the After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP request)?
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 is the Pre-Appeal Brief Request and Conference Program?
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 is the cost and process for filing a utility nonprovisional patent application?
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…
How to Register Your Trademarks: Filing Trademark Application Process and Cost
USPTO Trademark Application Process: What are the most important factors? When it comes to registering trademarks, there is a tradeoff between time and money. The…
Made In USA Inventions: File First with USPTO – Foreign Filing License
Must inventions made in the USA be filed first with the USPTO? Except when permission is granted, a patent application for an invention made in the…
If prior art references were considered in a parent, must an IDS be filed in a continuing application?
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…
What is a trademark knockout search?
How do we identify the risk of your trademark being rejected for being too similar? A trademark knockout search generally refers to a pre-filing search…
How to Prepare Acceptable Trademark Specimens of Use
What is a trademark specimen of use? In nearly all cases, a trademark must be tied to a particular product or service. Trademarks do not…
When is the nonprovisional filing due date if the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday?
When is the nonprovisional deadline? The 1-year anniversary of a US provisional patent application or a foreign priority application may occasionally fall on a non-business…
What is a Patent Office Action?
What is a patent Office Action? After waiting one to two years (or longer) from the filing date of your utility nonprovisional patent application, you…
Is a Power of Attorney Required to File a Patent Office Action Response?
Is a Power of Attorney required to file a patent Office Action response? No, a power of attorney need not be filed in order to…
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