by Joey Reuteman | Nov 3, 2020
Rejection is Nothing to Fear Rejection can be an excellent teacher; it both highlights our mistakes and presents us with an opportunity to learn from them. In patent prosecution, a rejection from the USPTO can help patent professionals understand how patent examiners...
by Joey Reuteman | Sep 15, 2020
Five Stages for Patent Efficiency Patent applicants and professionals are in for the long haul when they enter patent prosecution, which typically unfolds over the course of several years. The silver lining of the lengthy patent process is that each subsequent stage...
by Joey Reuteman | Aug 17, 2020
Patent Drafting Tools: Three Key Advantages Patent practitioners may be able to work remotely in their pajamas from time to time, but, unlike their personal appearances, patent practitioners should keep their patent applications looking tiptop at all times. Much like...
by Joey Reuteman | Jun 23, 2020
Dissecting the Alice Case: Six Years in the Making It has been six full years since the decision in Alice Corp. v CLS Bank, 134 S.Ct. 2347 (2014), which shook the world of United States patent law and left many patent owners, examiners and practitioners reevaluating...
by Joey Reuteman | Jun 16, 2020
How Classification Works at the USPTO: Targeted Drafting to Influence Prosecution Outcomes “Targeted drafting”—drafting a patent application to place it into a specific art unit—is possibly the most important part of patent prosecution strategies that few patent...
by Joey Reuteman | Feb 19, 2020
Keeping your clients happy is imperative to running a successful patent law firm. After all, clients are the lifeblood of any service business. They are a source of revenue, reviews, and referrals that lead to having plenty of patent prosecution projects in the...
