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…
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? After waiting one to two years (or longer) from the filing date of your utility nonprovisional patent application, you…
What is an Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)? Every patent applicant has a duty to disclose to the USPTO all known prior art or other information…
Is my patent application being rejected? If a patent examiner thinks that the pending claims in a patent application are directed to more than one invention,…
Reasons for Filing a Continuing Application A continuing application is basically a child patent application that must be filed while the parent patent application is…