Read about a Board case where the meaning of “defining” determines the proper BRI claim interpretation.

Learn some patent drafting tips to help reduce design choice rejections.

Functionality of printed matter and the application to instructions.

Proper interpretations are not necessarily the goal of some PTAB judges as Apple learns the hard way.

Is “predetermined” definite in patent claims? While recommended by do-it-yourself books, the USPTO will make their own determination based on the facts of the case.

Strategic considerations for the timing of petitions against restriction

Broadest Reasonable Interpretation rules do not necessarily apply to determining what the teachings of the prior art mean.

Be careful to fully address every ground of rejection on appeal – shortcuts can lead to unintended waiver.

One of the hard things about patent drafting and prosecution is that it can be very difficult to predict where a future dispute with an examiner will arise. There are hundred or possibly even thousand of words used just in the claims, any one or combination of which can be the source of a dispute.…

An applicant’s specification can torpedo their BRI arguments.