Patent applicants actually used to submit their software code to the USPTO via microfiche.

Yet another improper rejection from Art Unit 3747 on a written description issue.

FOIA requests reveal USPTO emails that illustrate violations of procedures when re-opening prosecution

Wake boarding design turns out to be “obvious” according to the Federal Circuit.

Our previous post on the improper USPTO practice of presenting new restrictions for the first time in a final rejection has received an unprecedented response. Thank you to everyone who has reached out and offered support, resources, anecdotes, etc. As a follow-on, our friends at bigpatentdata.com have provided even further insight into the statistics of…

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Rejections approved by the supervisors in art unit 3747 called out by the PTAB as “particularly troubling.”

New Informative Decisions from the PTAB just released.