We are board-certified intellectual property attorneys, inventors, and engineers that help small-size inventors, entrepreneurs, and businesses register and protect patents, copyrights, and trademarks so you can profit from them faster.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has introduced the Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response (DSMER) Pilot Program as part of its ongoing effort to improve patent examination efficiency and address long-standing concerns surrounding subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C.…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently made waves in the patent community by issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would revise Inter Partes Review (IPR) practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), while…
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has introduced a new discretionary denial process that is poised to reshape how patent challenges are handled under the inter partes review (IPR) system. This procedural shift is already generating discussion across the…
Intellectual property rights are the foundation upon which innovation and creative progress are built. By granting inventors, creators, and businesses exclusive rights to their inventions, brands, and original works, intellectual property laws provide the necessary incentive for investment in new…
Written by Mark Terry This is a great Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision that highlights in one, short decision the main arguments every patent practitioner should make when responding to a 35 U.S.C. §102 anticipation rejection. In today’s Ex Parte Farkas decision,…
Written by: Mark Terry A lot has been written about the new Patent Office forms that must be filed with new patent applications after Sept. 16, 2012. You could spend a few hours reading about it on Karen Hazzah’s site,…
Written by Mark Terry Today, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reversed a Patent Examiner’s rejections of a key ARM Ltd. patent application, thereby clearing the way for ARM’s application…
We are board-certified intellectual property attorneys, inventors, and engineers that help small-size inventors, entrepreneurs, and businesses register and protect patents, copyrights, and trademarks so you can profit from them faster.
