In January 2019, USPTO also issued *revised guidance on patent eligible subject matter....
Patent Prosecution with the USPTO – Cont’d
Let’s go into some detail in how the prosecution process works: REJECTIONS VS. OBJECTIONS In Office Actions, there are two seemingly similar terms used by patent examiners when they are refusing to allow patent claims. Claims can either be “rejected” or they can be “objected” to, and in some cases...
Patent Prosecution with the USPTO
WHAT IS A PATENT? A patent is a grant by a sovereign state that provides the recipient with certain legal rights. In the US, it gives the rights to exclude others from practicing an invention. So a patent doesn’t necessarily give you the right to practice your invention. It rather...