How Not to Write a Patent


There is a whole world of patent applications beyond the original nonprovisional patent application. There are provisional, plant, design, reissue, divisional, continuation, continued prosecution, and continuation-in-part applications. These last four applications are known as continuing applications, because they continue from…
I created this virtual podcast using Google’s NotebookLM tool. The dialog is remarkably, though not perfectly accurate. It is based on a blog post I wrote about two years ago here. While the podcast is entertaining and informative, the blog…
A continuation patent application is a type of continuing application. Yes, “continuation” does have a separate meaning from “continuing,” and each are proper terms in patent-ese. A few weeks ago I wrote about divisional applications, which are another type of…
US patent law has provisions that account for space activity.
Reissues can be used to capture missing, forgotten, or narrower claims. In some cases, they can be used to broaden a patent.
Inventor’s Eye, the Patent Office’s monthly online publication, features the intersection of technology and sport, a nexus of particular interest to me. It frames the conversation in light of the recently-completed London Olympic and Paralympic Games, in both of which…