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How to Review a Draft Office Action Response Roughly 90% of utility patent applications will get rejected at least once. When it comes to utility…

What is the purpose of a patent specification? One of the biggest mistakes you can make is to read a patent specification and think you…

Prior art cited in patent Office Action When prior art is cited in an Office Action to reject your claims, the typical reaction of applicants…

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…

What is an Ex parte Quayle Office Action? An Ex parte Quayle Office Action, or “Quayle Action” for short, is issued when there are minor…

When is a supplemental amendment appropriate? As suggested by its name, a supplemental amendment is an additional reply to a patent Office Action. Supplemental replies…

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 are marked-up amended claims not required? Patent claims must be amended in a very particular manner. The USPTO has strict marking rules on how…

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? No, a power of attorney need not be filed in order to…