Reasons of Low Quality Patent Filings and Ways to Avoid them
A few months ago, there was a post on LinkedIn by a renowned IP strategist expressing her repugnance on the falling quality of patents being drafted by IP attorneys. In her words, Just had to tell a new client that his prestigious big firm attorney is churning his patent work by filing junk responses in […]
The Examiner Office Action Report is Your Next Step towards Smart Prosecution
Chess, when played beyond a basic skill level, is not a game about pieces; it’s about reading your opponent. This saying applies to patent prosecution, where each written document has an inherent risk of introducing rejections. Further, extended arguments are generally more expensive since they require additional time to draft and edit. For this reason, […]
5 Things to Do When An Examiner Rejects Your Patent
Joe is an inventor. Like most inventors, Joe has worked obstinately and carefully towards designing an invention which he believes is going to revolutionize the world. Joe wants to claim the invention to prevent others from stealing his intellectual property and consequently decides to get a patent. But one thing that Joe doesn’t know is […]
Smart Patent Prosecution – How to Increase Grant Rate of a Patent?
Getting a patent application granted on the first go is a rare phenomenon. According to statistics, of all the patent applications received by the USPTO, over 90% are initially rejected. Thus, getting a first-time rejection is quite normal. What follows next is an immense struggle — Convincing the examiner with facts and logic which consumes its […]
Which are the Top Patent Prosecution Firms in Germany?
Encompassed in beautiful alpine ranges, Germany – the second-largest country in Europe – boasts not only of scenic beauty but is also an important hub of innovation. Home to major pharmaceutical and automobile manufacturers, the country has been a center of innovation in Europe for decades. When we are discussing the innovation quotient of a […]
The Art of Smart Patent Filing – Strategies Inspired from Sun Tzu
Stephen King once said, “Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once.” Some books are written in such a way that the more times you read them, the more secrets you uncover. One of those books is Art of war by Sun Tzu. The one size fits all book. Every time you read […]
Patent Prosecution Strategy: Negative Claim Limitation Sounds Positive Now in Patents!
Claiming what you haven’t invented can get you a patent granted. Surprised? Well, this could be true. Want to find out how? Read on: First of all, let me shed some light on what a Negative claim limitation is? It is a limitation added solely to exclude a few elements of the invention, or in […]
Smart Prosecution: How to File More Patents for your Clients?
Do you know how smart devices work? They do many things even before you instruct them to do so. For example, Google Assistant can set a reminder automatically after reading your email about an upcoming meeting. Cool, isn’t it? Smart prosecution stresses on a similar thought where you exceed your client’s expectations. To be precise, it […]
Smart Patent Prosecution – How to Save Client’s Time and Money?
hbspt.cta.load(1791848, ‘5a9b267c-02a7-4033-a894-fa9187d5e4d6’, {}); Over the past few years, the Patent Office has taken multiple initiatives – Track One examination, Accelerated Examination (AE), Full First Action Interview Pilot Program, and Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)– to combat application backlog and expedite patent examination procedure. These accelerated programs, without doubt, speed up the prosecution process; however, they are also […]
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 […]