by Team EvansIPLaw | May 27, 2023 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
ROLE OF THE USPTO EXAMINER Read and understand the application • Search for prior art • Evaluate the specification and claim(s) • Respond by office action(s) describing findings • Hold interviews, as requested ROLE OF THE APPLICANT File a complete application •...
by Invention101 | May 26, 2023 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
There are so many myths and misconceptions about IP! As an attorney, my Firm is contacted daily to enforce IP- patents, trademarks and copyrights! Sometimes, the clients have already secured federal protection. However, not everyone is protected and not everyone has...
by Team EvansIPLaw | May 23, 2023 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
COMMON ARGUMENTS TO SHOW THAT THE EXAMINER ERRED Present well-supported arguments to show that the examiner: misunderstood or mischaracterized the claimed invention or the pending claims, misunderstood the cited prior art, and/or misunderstood the law or legal basis...
by Team EvansIPLaw | May 20, 2023 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
POST FILING PROCEDURE (USPTO OFFICE ACTIONS) What is a USPTO Office Action? An office action sets forth the basis for any objections, rejections, and allowability. What does a rejection mean? Rejections are a normal part of the process. They help define what is...
by Team EvansIPLaw | May 16, 2023 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
TIPS FOR WRITTEN ADVOCACY IN APPEAL BRIEFS Argument: Preliminary steps Review the prosecution history of your application Decide which rejections and which claims to address Identify your strongest arguments Argument: Strategic considerations There is no limit on the...
by Invention101 | May 16, 2023 | Welcome to All About Inventing!
If you are afraid to discuss your invention or afraid to launch your business, you may be depriving the world of your gifts! Or worse, someone else may act and as you watch them succeed, you will often wonder what could have happened if only you moved! Sometimes we...
