Occasionally, things happen.
Suppose that you missed filing an international application within 12 months from the filing date of a priority application (i.e., a patent application from which you had...
Starting on 29 Jan. 2010, PCT work products (international search reports, written opinions, and international preliminary examination reports) established by one of the trilateral offices (Japanese...
The USPTO has come up with another fancy "pilot" program for reducing THE BACKLOG. If a small entity has two or more patent applications awaiting substantive examination by the patent office, the...
The USPTO has revised how patent examiners are credited for examining patent applications. One important goal of this new credit system is to reduce the instances in which an applicant has to file a...
The USPTO continues to find ways to reduce THE BACKLOG. One way is the Enhanced First Action Interview pilot program, which if used properly should reduce the length of time a patent application is...
EPO - On 1 April 2010, there will be changes in the way the European Patent Office (EPO) does business. Some of the expected changes are highlighted below.
The Enhanced First Action Interview (EFAI) pilot program became effective at the USPTO on October 1, 2009, and will last until April 1, 2010. The EFAI pilot program builds on the First Action...
In Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services, the Federal Circuit found that methods of treating a human article meet the transformation prong of Bilski's machine-or-transformation...
The Federal Circuit determines the trigger date for filing a notice of appeal when the date of decision from which appeal is taken differs from the PTO mailing date of the decision.
USPTO - It is now possible to receive automatic email notifications of Office actions from the USPTO rather than wait for paper notifications of the same.
