Read about how examiners use specification language against the applicant to turn alternatives into equivalents.

An application on a great new way to delivery easy and ready to use dough is found unpatentable because of a broad interpretation of “impact mixing.”

Make sure you know how to spot this common examiner tactic

Sometimes being too close to your drafting can lead to undesirable claim interpretations under BRI.

Know to how to push back against an examiner relying on an erroneous machine translation.

See how to recognize the difference between improper hindsight and “hindsight that is acceptable at the USPTO. Arguing improper hindsight when you do not have the right facts makes for an easy affirmance by the PTAB>

It is important to not only understand the technical advantages and improvements offered by an invention, but also to consider how claim terms may be interpreted (overly) broadly by the USPTO. Extra description at various levels of abstraction can create amendment opportunities that can help when unexpected interpretations and/or prior art are applied by the…

The many benefits of signaling diagrams in your patent application.

Fox News confronts the Printed Matter Doctrine

If there is a chance your priority US application is heading to the EPO, it is good practice to consider the crazy idea of using multiple dependent claims in (the detailed description ) of your US application.