Are you dealing with a difficult patent examiner? According to this Yale study, about 88% of US utility patent applications will receive a first rejection.…
What is a patent application attorney (patent prosecutor) versus a patent litigator? Patent practitioners generally fall under one of two practice areas: 1) patent litigation,…
What are patent claim amendments? Claim amendments are a natural part of the utility patent process. A typical utility nonprovisional patent application will receive at…
What technical invention information should you send to your patent attorney for filing a utility patent application? When you’re ready to move forward with a…
Utility Nonprovisional Patent Application: Is this the right patent filing for your concept? A nonprovisional patent application is what you file to get a utility…
What is the utility patent process? The utility patent process is typically a long arduous journey. We’ll try to simplify the patent application process by…
What is a patent examiner interview? Patent examiners are human. This simple truth is often overlooked in the back-and-forth written communications with the USPTO. An…
What are patent foreign filing deadlines? A foreign filing deadline refers to a specific date by which an applicant must file a foreign patent application…
What are the differences between provisional and nonprovisional patent applications? A nonprovisional patent application is normally considered the regular utility patent application. It is what…