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What is patent prosecution?

Patent Trademark Blog

What does patent prosecution mean? Patent prosecution refers to the writing, filing and handling of patent applications. It encompasses the patent examination process from initial filing to the grant, including all the back-and-forth responses with the USPTO. filing child applications.

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Could Description Amendments Made During Prosecution at the European Patent Office Affect U.S. Litigation?

IP Watchdog

Earlier this year, the European Patent Office (EPO) updated some of its Guidelines for Examination in a way that potentially could affect U.S. patent litigation.

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Track One Patent Applications: Accelerating Your Path to Patent Protection

Larson & Larson

Track One Patent Applications: Accelerating Your Path to Patent Protection After nearly 15 years of shepherding inventors through the patent process, I’ve seen firsthand how crucial timing can be in protecting intellectual property. Track One might be the competitive edge you need.

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CAFC Says USPTO Arguments for Rejecting Google Patent Application Lack Support in Record

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in a precedential decision today vacated a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding that certain claims of Google, LLC’s U.S. Patent Application No. 14/628,093 were obvious. The CAFC opinion, authored by Chief Judge Moore, said the U.S.

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Patent application attorney vs. patent litigation lawyer: What are the differences?

Patent Trademark Blog

What is a patent application attorney (patent prosecutor) versus a patent litigator? Patent practitioners generally fall under one of two practice areas: 1) patent litigation, or 2) patent prosecution. Are patent litigators required to be registered to practice before the USPTO?

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How the UPC and European Patents with Unitary Effect Reach Beyond Europe to the United States

IP Watchdog

The impact of the long-awaited launch of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is hard to overstate. While litigators and patent portfolio managers are immediately feeling the impact in Europe, surprisingly, they should also expect an impact on information disclosure statement (IDS) strategy for U.S. patent applications.

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In re Surgisil: Boon, Burden, or Mixed Bag for Patent Applicants and Patentees?

IP Watchdog

From this finding, the Surgisil court appears to extrapolate a symmetry by which a design for an artist’s stump is both ineligible for citation against Applicant’s lip implant in patent prosecution and also not covered in a putative enforcement of Applicant’s design.