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.

What to do if you receive a restriction requirement responsive to your appeal brief.

AIPLA’s legislative “fix” to the Supreme Court’s Alice/Abstract idea approach.  

Sometime the right amendment approach is counter-intuitive.

Patent Office examiner data is being used by patent prosecutors, but will litigators take advantage?

Avoiding overly-broad interpretations of “user input” can be critical for successful prosecution at the USPTO.