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…
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…
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 likelihood of confusion risk for a trademark? A trademark knockout search generally refers to a pre-filing search of the USPTO…
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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