by Joey Reuteman | Feb 5, 2021
Using USPTO Archives to Generate Office Action Responses There is a nearly unfathomable amount of patent data in the archives of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). According to the most recent “U.S. Patent Statistics Chart” published by the...
by Joey Reuteman | Feb 4, 2021
Reducing Costs by Investing in Patent Quality Everyone wants to get off on the right foot, whether it be making a good first impression with a new acquaintance or with the patent office. In patent prosecution, the first documents submitted to the USPTO provide patent...
by Joey Reuteman | Feb 3, 2021
CPC Classification: The New Approach to Assigning Art Units The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been in the process of revising its patent classification methods for many years. Through a joint effort with the European Patent Office, the USPTO...
by Joey Reuteman | Dec 29, 2020
We arrive in the New Year with optimism and high expectations. As usual, resolutions for self-improvement top the lists of many, and 2021 is the year we are finally going to get in shape. No doubt, fitness is an invaluable part of life as it contributes to our overall...
by Melanie Guinaldo | Dec 27, 2020
Avoiding Section 112(b) Rejections With Patent Drafting Tools One of the most important jobs performed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and its patent examiners is to ensure that the patents they issue make it clear to the public exactly what...
by Melanie Guinaldo | Dec 17, 2020
The Hero’s Journey and the Four Champions of Patent Prosecution Most people are familiar with the “hero’s journey.” Popularized by Joseph Campbell in the mid-twentieth century, it describes the common progression of the stages in literary or cinematic epics that our...
