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Global PPH program The PPH is a program to expedite/ fast-track patent prosecution between global patent offices. Under this program, when one country’s patent office grants a patent, applicants can, independently, request each patent office to expedite prosecution of the matter in that country. This can reduce costs in obtaining […]

During prosecution of a patent application, applicant first receives a non-final rejection. Thereafter, a response is filed. If the examiner is not satisfied with the response, a final office action rejection is issued. A final office action rejection is a misnomer. This does not mean that a patent cannot be […]

In Chamberlain v. Techtronic  the Federal circuit held that a movable barrier operator (e.g., garage door opener) based invention was an abstract idea that failed the Alice test. The claim in question: 1. A movable barrier operator comprising: a controller having a plurality of potential operational status conditions defined, at […]

Date of first use is a very important concept in US trademark law. A trademark application can be filed under 15 USC § 1051 (a), which is an application filed based on actual use in the stream of commerce (referred to as a section 1(a) filing) or under 15 USC § 1051(b), […]

Wondering how to patent software? Whether you have a mobile app, SaaS, cryptocurrency, or AI based invention, U.S. based software patent attorney Rohit Chhabra explains how to patent software based applications.   Can Software Be Patented? Any invention can be patented as along as it meets two conditions. First, the […]

Screenshot of the free provisional patent application generator. Source: https://www.getmeapatent.com What is it? Get Me A Patent, available at https://www.getmeapatent.com, is a free provisional patent application generator that automatically formats an invention disclosure, and includes legal jargon. It then prefills required government forms and generates PDF documents in compliance with US […]

TL;DR: Reports indicate that eight of the MAGA hat wearing teens, who were incorrectly purported as being intolerant towards an elderly Native-American, are suing  Elizabeth Warren for defamation. This is asinine. I am not blaming the kids or their parents. But their lawyers. Why? First, the teens have an extremely […]

Published on: Jul 30, 2019: The defamation case of  Sandmann v. Washington Post was dismissed on July 26, 2019.  As an internet defamation lawyer, I find the federal court’s decision (referred to as the Decision, hereinafter) circular and contradictory to its own findings. Here’s how the court did not adhere […]

The latest USPTO patent fees schedule is provided for your reference in a convenient table.  The USPTO patent fee schedule provided here includes three columns referring to large, small, and micro entity. Large entity fee is the full price fee the government charges large corporations. Small entity fee is generally […]

Once a provisional patent application has been filed, it cannot be amended (other than fixing procedural formalities). Therefore, to amend the subject matter one would need to refile the provisional patent application. As a reminder,  provisional application is a temporary filing that holds your spot in a time based queue […]