How to Respond to a Patent Rejection
Has your utility patent application been rejected? If your utility patent application has been rejected, welcome to the club. Approximately 90% of utility patent applications…
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How to Know If Your Products Infringe a Patent
Where do you start if you have been accused of patent infringement? Disruptive and disconcerting – two of the most common emotions experienced by one…
How to Defend NPE Amazon Patent Infringement Evaluation
What is the name of Amazon’s patent infringement program? Amazon’s Neutral Patent Evaluation (NPE) program is their own version of patent court to resolve patent…
How to Prepare Acceptable Trademark Clothing Specimens of Use
What kinds of trademark clothing specimens are acceptable? An acceptable specimen of use for trademark application covering clothing items can be especially tricky. USPTO trademark…
Can you refile a provisional patent application (PPA)?
Can you refile a provisional patent application? You can file the same provisional patent application as many times as you want, and whenever you want.…
What is trademark monitoring?
What is a trademark monitoring service? A trademark monitoring service can notify you of trademark applications by third parties that may be similar to your…
What is a utility divisional application?
When is a divisional application appropriate? The option to file a divisional application arises if an Examiner thinks that your patent application contains multiple inventions…
What is a design patent divisional application?
Design patent divisional application: when do you need it? Though it does not happen often, a design patent application may occasionally be filed with multiple…
How to Prepare Acceptable Trademark Web Specimens of Use
What makes trademark web specimens tricky? Nowadays, it would seem unusual if a company does not sell any of its goods online. Sure, certain big…
How to Extend the PCT National Stage Deadline
Is it possible to extend the PCT national stage deadline? Depending upon the country, the deadline for entering the national phase of a PCT application…
What is a Species Restriction?
What is a species restriction? A species restriction differs from the more commonly known Restriction Requirement which arises when an Examiner feels that a patent…
How to Get a Patent Faster
What are effective strategies for getting a patent faster? Getting a utility patent can be a long and expensive slog. The utility patent process is…
What are hidden or unexpected patent costs?
Expecting unexpected patent costs I still remember the one piece of sage advice given to prepare me for my wedding day: expect the unexpected. Having…
How to Choose a Patent Attorney
What should you look for in a patent attorney? Recently, I searched online for professionals in a particular field to assist in a new business…
What does a design patent protect?
Will a design patent protect your idea? Without a doubt, design patents are cheaper and quicker to obtain than utility patents. The low cost and…
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