Category: Uncategorized
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Unnecessary Appeal
Another PTAB reversal of a decision from art unit 3747 involving Sections 112 and 103.
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Single Drawing Sufficient to Show Claimed Design
Learn how a new Federal Circuit case can teach you how to broaden your design patent filings.
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Evidence-Based Claim Construction
Examiner’s claim interpretations must not be inconsistent with the evidence of record.
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Patent Claims with “And/Or”
While examiners may not like “and/or,” the PTAB’s own decisions will likely move more and more applicants toward this language.
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Remember Microfische?
Patent applicants actually used to submit their software code to the USPTO via microfiche.
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GM Wins Reversal in TC 3747
Yet another improper rejection from Art Unit 3747 on a written description issue.
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“So I just re-opened”
FOIA requests reveal USPTO emails that illustrate violations of procedures when re-opening prosecution
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ZUP Loses Wakeboard Patent Claims
Wake boarding design turns out to be “obvious” according to the Federal Circuit.
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Illegal Restrictions, Contuinued
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…