Dr. Harry Wesley Coover, Patent Giant

An Ex Parte Quayle Action is a communication from the Patent Office closing prosecution on the merits in order to resolve technical details.

The Patent Office charges fees for receiving and processing patent applications.  It levies filing, search, and examination fees for all non-provisional design patent applications and utility patent applications.  These fees vary depending on whether the applicant is large, small, or…

Remind me again why I took the patent bar.  I discovered this gem today: § 11.9 Limited recognition in patent matters. (a) Any individual not registered under § 11.6 may, upon a showing of circumstances which render it necessary or…

Since 2013, patent applications can only be revived under an unintentionally-delayed standard.