Patent Prosecution Highway to Expedite Examination of a Patent Application
The Patent Prosecution Highway speeds up the often very lengthy examination process for patent applications filed in intellectual property offices around the world.
The Patent Prosecution Highway speeds up the often very lengthy examination process for patent applications filed in intellectual property offices around the world.
More utility and design patents were issued in 2018 than in 2017.
How To Make Minor Corrections to a PCT International Application
An IDS is often submitted with the initial filing of a patent application; it will disclose a list of patents, patent application publications, and other documents relevant to patentability.
When an applicant files a US patent application with a foreign priority claim, a copy of the foreign priority application must be submitted to the US Patent Office.
A notice of allowance indicates the claims of a patent are allowable and ready to issue in a patent grant.
Patent applications are frequently rejected for a few main reasons: novelty, obviousness, or issues with the specification or drawings.
Continuing patent applications do not always require the submission of a new Information Disclosure Statement
An Australian patent holder is continuing to sue companies around the world on a split saddle design for bicycle seats.
The Office of Inspector General recently found that while most patent examiners are truthful in reporting their hours worked, some have been compensated – at high cost – for hours they have not.