When deciding to go to National Phase for a PCT application in the US, a question often asked is if it is better to file the application as a continuation… read more →
In the PTO during examination, examiners will sometimes cite the broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) standard from the MPEP when making an extreme interpretation of a claim limitation. For example, I… read more →
Kerry participated in a Panel Discussion on Communicating with US attorneys hosted by Tanaka Yasuko (Japanese Patent Attorney) of S Cube IP Business Consulting on September 19. Other panel participant… read more →
From Alice Corp. vs. CLS Bank Int’l (573 US ___) 2014. “…but the Court did not assign any special signficance to that fact, much less the sort of talismanic significance… read more →
Often, an applicant will submit a terminal disclaimer to overcome an obviousness-type double patenting rejection between two or more patent applications or application(s) and an issued patent. In the terminal… read more →
When two patent applications or a patent application and an issued patent have claims with conflicting subject matter, the PTO may issue an Interference to decide which party is the… read more →