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 →
The character Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1933. In 1938 they signed a publishing agreement with DC Comics for only $130 which unfortunately (for them)… read more →
Very often claims include specific ranges. For example, an electronic device claim may recite a specific amount of certain chemicals such as, 5-10 weight percentage of Titanium, 5-10 weight percentage… read more →
Before AIA, if an application was filed with an ADS that included a typographical error for an inventor’s name, we filed a Request for a Corrected Filing Receipt along with… read more →
Failure to respond to an office action, pay an issue fee or maintenance fee within the statutory period will generally result in the application becoming abandoned. The applicant must file… read more →