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Will you need to argue to get your utility patent application allowed? Nine out of ten utility patent applications will get rejected at least once.…

Focus on What Matters Most In Filing Your Trademark Application For many businesses thinking of registering a trademark, cost is the biggest factor. It is…

Will your patent be rejected? Almost certainly in a nonprovisional utility patent application, you will face rejections. In a design patent application, perhaps not so…

What is a smarter way to respond to multiple Office Actions in your patent application? 90%. That is the probability that your utility nonprovisional patent…

How to Review a Draft Office Action Response Roughly 90% of utility patent applications will get rejected at least once. When it comes to utility…

How many patent Office Actions are possible? Unfortunately, there are no limits to how many patent Office Actions (OA) an Examiner can issue. Multiple Office…

When do you need to submit substitute specimens of use? If your trademark specimens of use have been rejected, then you know what I’m talking…

What makes for a successful patent Office Action response? When it comes to responding to patent rejections, you have essentially two weapons. First, you can…

What are patent claim amendments? Claim amendments are a natural part of the utility patent process. A typical utility nonprovisional patent application will receive at…

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…

Prior art cited in patent Office Action When prior art is cited in an Office Action to reject your claims, the typical reaction of applicants…

What is the average utility patent success rate? It is no surprise that utility patents are substantially harder to obtain than design patents. What may…