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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…

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? So your utility nonprovisional patent application has been filed. Now what? Expect a long wait…

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 do we need to file your utility nonprovisional patent application? New to utility patents? This is a good place to start. I want to…

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 the deadline for filing a certified foreign priority document in a utility patent application? Under the new AIA rules for US utility applications…

Strict USPTO Rules for Design Patent Drawings The USPTO has strict standards for US design patent drawings. These strict rules govern which views are required…

USPTO Cost Differences Between a Small and Large Entity At the outset, one of the first questions we ask a corporate patent applicant is the…

Will changing the product 10% to 30% avoid patent infringement? I think part of the reason why patents are undervalued these days is the myth…

Need an NDA to talk to patent attorney? It’s a common question I get from startups, inventors, entrepreneurs and basically anyone starting up a new…

Is there a way to challenge or oppose a patent application? Yes, any third party may file a preissuance submission to oppose a utility nonprovisional…