Recently Asked Questions - Patent Process

Replacing current patent attorneys In Patent Process    -  updated on 1/31/2012 I have a patent application that has been at USPTO for a few years. I feel that I am paying way too much for what I'm getting from my patent attorney, and at this point I'm not even sure it will issue. Do ...   Read More    Answer

Reviving an Expired Patent that was Assigned to me In Patent Process    -  updated on 1/14/2012 I was assigned a patent that expired due to non-payment of maintenance fees. I was assigned it in Aug 2010. The original patent holder missed her 2nd and 3rd maintenance fees (July 2003 and July 2007). Now...   Read More    Answer

Patent In Patent Process    -  updated on 1/12/2012 How many patent or utility model applications have been lapsed under Article 18 of the Patent Law of Costa Rica on the grounds of non-exploitation (Art. 18 (1) (c))?   Read More    Answer

pre-appeal brief and IDS In Patent Process    -  updated on 1/11/2012 My US non-provisional application received a final rejection. We filed a pre-appeal brief which was excepted and we are waiting for a decision. We just received an allowance for our parallel application in t...   Read More    Answer

Engaging patent agent only if I get adverse report In Patent Process    -  updated on 1/8/2012 I feel that I'm okay with filing a patent myself so I'm doing it without an agent. However, if I do get an adverse report, I don't feel too confident about replying. So can I appoint an agent at that stage o...   Read More    Answer

Combining references for a 103 rejection In Patent Process    -  updated on 12/26/2011 The Examiner has extracted physical elements from three references to build a 103(a) rejection of my simple mechanical device. Element A is identical to my corresponding element in physical shape and functi...   Read More    Answer

Final Office Action and Advisory Action In Patent Process    -  updated on 11/28/2011 I'm a patent engineer in Asia. My client receives the Final Office Action. The Examiner indicates some claims of the application have allowable subject matters. Then, we decided to include the limitations...   Read More    Answer

amendment and statement under 37 CFR 1.57(f), In Patent Process    -  updated on 11/17/2011 B"H Hi, In reply to a non-final Office action, I filed an amendment to the claims to added a new limitation that was supported only by non-patent literature. The amendment filed caused the examiner to ...   Read More    Answer

Failure to submit a response to a "notice of omitted items" in a provisional patent application. In Patent Process    -  updated on 9/16/2011 I have submitted a provisional patent. Within the disclosure I mislabeled my drawings (fig 1.1 in body, fig 1 In drawings). I received a notice of omitted items but did not have the resources to respond. I r...   Read More    Answer

Failure to respond to a "notice of omitted items" conceding a provisional patent. In Patent Process    -  updated on 9/16/2011 Enter your question here... The more details you put, the better your answers are likely to be!   Read More    Answer