The Trademark Office’s prohibition against the registration of disparaging trademarks was struck down as unconstitutional yesterday. Many have questioned for a long time how a statute could legitimately refuse to register some marks because of their moral quality. Nevertheless, for…
Continuing Patent Applications can be safer alternatives to arguing or amending a patent application in light of allowed and rejected claims.
An appeal at the Patent Office is an administrative process providing for substantive review of some action taken by the patent examiner in a patent application. Where a patent examiner has twice rejected a patent application, such as for novelty or obviousness issues, an appeal can be filed to have the case reviewed by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
The US Patent and Trademark Office has opened its newest satellite office in San Jose, California.
Reissues can be used to capture missing, forgotten, or narrower claims. In some cases, they can be used to broaden a patent.
Recent study reveals statistics concerning continuation patent applications.
The Patent Office has started a new Automated Interview Request program which allows patent attorneys, agents, and applicants to request interviews with Examiners in their cases online.
A certificate of correction is a change to a patent the fixes minor issues.
Some Patent Office services will be unavailable to Google Chrome users after September 2015.
The Federal Circuit is expanding the scope of patent infringement with the decision in Akamai v. Limelight.