Smart Patent Prosecution – 5 Types of Patent Examiners You Should Know!
Innovation often starts with a “light bulb moment”. One works on their idea and then from idea, s/he moves to invention, and in the end to a patent application. Thereafter it’s up-to a sharp-eyed patent examiner to keep the ball rolling. That’s to say, it is him who decides whether your idea deserves a protection […]
These 11 Answers by a Patent Examiner will help understand patent process better
An examiner of USPTO hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit where he and Reddit users discussed multiple patent-related topics. For the uninitiated, AMA or Ask Me Anything is a feature of Reddit similar to an online press conference. In general, someone specialized in a field or an influential personality hosts an AMA […]
How to Overcome Rejections Based on the Alice Decision
Alice Corp. v CLS Bank is fast becoming a landmark decision for patent analysis in the United States. Many applications are being rejected by examiners based on 35 U.S.C. 101 rejections of the claims arguing – “the claims are drawn to an abstract idea”. There is a need to change the way applicants are drafting claims […]
