Honda is forced to appeal a rejection that fails to pass the red face test.

Be careful when arguing functional language on appeal if the prior art’s structure matches your own.

Oral Arguments in the Mohawk IPR Case.

An important case that provides several practice tips in ex parte appeals before the USPTO PTAB.

Functional claim language must be considered, even under anticipation.

Appeal statistics from TC3700 show a technology center that forces applicants to appeal improper rejections over 50% of the time.

The PTAB confirms that it is improper for the Examiner to lump distinct components together and redefine them as one of the components.

Review an example PTAB decision illustrating how recent case law is having a major impact on whether rejections relying on broad, but unreasonable, interpretations will be reversed.

The PTAB shows that the notice requirement of Section 132 does have teeth. Read about a particularly egregious rejection from art unit 3747.

Do not let examiners slip a rejection by you based on the idea that the prior art is capable of performing claimed actions of a method.