Patent drafters beware – the PTAB has found a shortcut to ignore most every if-then controls-related invention if it so desires. Read the post to see some potential countermeasures.

Having multiple patent drafters contribute to your patent application can pay dividends in the long run.

Watching over your portfolio requires constant vigilance, including keeping the Office honest. This post explains how to petition improper restrictions without having to wait until they are made final.

The Federal Circuit provides more guidance on the USPTO’s improper approach for determining whether an inventor has demonstrated “possession” of the claimed invention in the specification. 

Qualcomm wins Section 101 reversal for encoding scheme It is no secret that it is hard to win Section 101 reversals at the PTAB. With Federal Circuit cases like Electric Power Group, LLC, any data processing or data manipulation invention can be easily rejected. It is also hard to move a case forward after a…

How can an examiner re-open prosecution for a case after appeal, and then make the new rejection final?

Supreme Court affirms Federal Circuit in knocking down the USPTO’s ban on offensive trademarks.

Advantages of your invention – how to turn the tables on an Examiner who tries to use them against you.

Look out for this situation and avoid an RCE fee while having your amendments entered. 

Sometimes it is better to return the ball strategically than hit a winning shot.