What is a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) and when do you need it?
What is a Request for Continued Examination (RCE)? We’ve discussed how a patent Final Office Action is not really “final.” You will still have opportunities to…
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How much does a trademark application cost?
What is the cost to file a trademark application? The initial filing cost of a trademark application depends primarily on the attorney’s fee for filing.…
How to Win a Patent Appeal: What is the cost and process for appealing a final rejection?
How to Deal with a Final Patent Rejection Sometimes, an ex parte appeal is your only reasonable option when your patent application has been repeatedly…
How to File a US Trademark Application Based on a Foreign Application or Registration
Will your US trademark application be based on a foreign trademark application or registration? A US trademark application may be filed for the same mark…
Are photos or color drawings allowed in a US patent application?
Color Drawings & Color Photographs in Utility Patent Applications Color drawings are acceptable in US patent applications, but not in international applications (see PCT Rule…
What happens after your nonprovisional utility patent application is filed?
What happens after your nonprovisional utility patent application is filed? So your utility nonprovisional patent application has been filed. Now what? Expect a long wait…
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,…
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 Trademark: Filing Trademark Application Process and Cost
USPTO Trademark Application Process: What are the most important factors? Time and money. These are the two crucial factors in the trademark application process. How…
Must U.S. inventions be filed first with the USPTO (foreign filing license)? What about foreign applicants for US patents?
Inventions made in the USA must be filed first with the USPTO unless a petition for foreign filing license is granted Except when permission is…
