by Joey Reuteman | Jun 9, 2021
Using Statistics to Gather Patent Examiner Intel Patent professionals maintain an interesting relationship with their assigned patent examiners. From one perspective, it is perfectly amicable. Patent examiners are generally cooperative and unbiased; they stick to...
by Joey Reuteman | Jun 7, 2021
Adjusting for Analysis: Using Patent Examiner Clues to Predict Behavior Patent statistics are important clues that help patent professionals better understand the nuances of effective patent prosecution. But clues, by definition, are just a small piece of a larger...
by Joey Reuteman | May 27, 2021
Choosing the Best Path Forward After Receiving an Office Action Costing clients roughly $3,000 apiece to deal with, office actions can quickly become one of the largest expenses in patent prosecution. Office action price tags do vary depending on the types of...
by Joey Reuteman | May 24, 2021
How to Compare Patent Prosecution Performances Comparing the effectiveness of two patent practitioners can be like comparing apples to oranges. The success of a patent application is dependent on many factors that are beyond a patent practitioner’s control, which...
by Joey Reuteman | May 4, 2021
Analytical Pruning: Patent Tools for Healthier Patent Portfolios A patent portfolio is a lot like a garden in many ways. Patent portfolios often contain many varieties of patent applications that are “planted” at different times. Each patent application needs to be...
by Joey Reuteman | Apr 16, 2021
Combining Tools for All Stages of Patent Prosecution Research, drafting and prosecution are the three cornerstones of the patent process. How a patent professional approaches each cornerstone can have a significant impact on the expenses, durations and outcomes of...
