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What is a Trademark Allowance Rate? With so many options for trademark filing services, how do you compare one trademark service to another? I have…
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What is a crowded field of third party registrations?
Has your trademark application received a Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion rejection? So your trademark application has been refused registration on the basis that your…
How To File A US Utility Nonprovisional Patent (hint: don’t do it yourself)
What is a utility nonprovisional patent application? Unlike design patents, utility patents protect functionality. To get a utility patent, you have to file a utility…
What is patent prosecution?
What does patent prosecution mean? Patent prosecution refers to the writing, filing and handling of patent applications. It encompasses the patent examination process from initial…
How To File A US Design Patent Based On Foreign Priority
What is the filing deadline for a US design patent based on a foreign priority application? When it comes to filing related patent applications across…
How to Request a Trademark Extension For Office Action
What is the new deadline to respond to trademark Office Actions? When you’ve practiced trademark law long enough, you take certain things for granted. Things…
What is a house mark?
What does house mark mean? Normally, a trademark is tied to a particular product or service. You don’t register a trademark in a vacuum without…
What is a straight continuation application?
What does straight continuation mean? Patent attorneys will sometimes use the term “straight continuation” to refer to a specific type of child application that stems…
No Patents: How to Protect Product from Copying
No patents: What are your options against product copies? It’s understandable. You come up with a new product idea, but feel unsure about whether it…
Keep it secret or file a patent?
Patent your idea or keep it secret? If this question has crossed your mind, I’m willing to venture that your product or idea is not…
PCT Receiving Office (RO): When a PCT application cannot be filed with the USPTO
What is a PCT Receiving Office (RO)? In order to file a PCT application, a Receiving Office (RO) must be selected. For most US practitioners,…
Your Patent Attorney Retired: How to Transfer Patent Files
Has your patent attorney retired? If your patent attorney has retired or will retire soon, don’t freak out. This post will walk you through the…
Incorporate or Trademark First?
Does it matter whether you incorporate or trademark first? Incorporate or trademark first? Does it matter? Actually, it matters a great deal. A proper trademark…
Is there a single patent that covers all countries?
Can you file a single patent application for all countries? Wouldn’t it be great if you could get a single patent to cover all countries?…
PCT Patent Application: Why file foreign when your US application is uncertain or not allowed?
Leap of Faith: File a PCT patent application while your US application might get rejected? Timing your patent filings can be tricky. P:atent applicants typically…
