Submitting Prior Art in Another’s Patent Application
A protest is one type of pre-issuance submission of prior art.
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Revival of a Patent Application under the Unintentional Delay Standard
Since 2013, patent applications can only be revived under an unintentionally-delayed standard.
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But What About Space Inventions?
US patent law has provisions that account for space activity.
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Can I trademark a scent?
A trademark for a smell can be obtained, but it can be difficult.
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What is acquired distinctiveness?
A trademark has acquired distinctiveness if it has become known in the industry after several years of use as designating the source of the goods or services on which it is used.
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What is an RCE?
An RCE is a request made in a pending patent application to obtain continued examination after the application has received a final rejection and examination of the application has been closed.
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New Website at US Patent and Trademark Office
The US Patent and Trademark Office rolled out a new website recently. It is intended to improve the experience of doing business with the USPTO.
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How Good Do Patent Drawings Have To Be?
Patent drawings have to be good enough to have satisfactory reproduction characteristics.
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Super Lawyers Southwest Rising Star for Third Year
Arizona patent attorney Tom Galvani has been selected as a Super Lawyers Southwest Rising Star for the third year running.
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Supreme Court Sanctions Patent Attorney
The Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari in a patent case and then asked the attorney why he shouldn’t be sanctioned for his poorly-written brief.