Chhabra® Law

Cheap patent lawyers are problematic. But you want a patent cheap? Or free? First off, you need to realize, patents are a monopoly–the right to prevent someone else from copying your invention. And monopolies are not cheap. At least not in capitalistic America! If there’s money to be made, people […]

Cost of a provisional patent application can vary drastically from zero to $3,500+ (excluding government fee). The first step to protect ones idea is to file a provisional patent application. Doing so would protect your idea for at least one year during which you can secure funding or attempt to […]

Chhabra Law presents a searchable replication of the MPEP. This version provides significant improvements over the USPTO versions in terms of speed, accuracy, and user convenience. Intended audience  includes patent practitioners and students preparing for the patent bar. Students preparing for the patent bar should generally follow Gene Quinn’s MPEP […]

The problem with  no win no fee lawyers is that such a model is built on benefiting the attorney at the client’s expense. The problem  also stems from the client’s expectation of receiving free legal services, that costs thousands of dollars, for free with all risks taken by the attorney […]

Every blog post I’ve read about CIPs boldly claims “beware” of CIP practice as the parent application may be used against the CIP application as prior art. This is only partly true though. Why? Because, while parent applications can be used against the current CIP application — it only occurs […]

On January 4, 2019, the USPTO provided updated subject matter eligibility guidelines to resolve 35 USC Section 101 based rejections.  Director Iancu stated, “[t]hese guidance documents aim to improve the clarity, consistency, and predictability of actions across the USPTO … . [The office] will provide training to examiners and administrative […]

Earlier in April and May the USPTO updated its Section 101 subject matter eligibility guidelines — also known as the Alice guidelines based on the recent federal court ruling of Berkheimer v. HP, Inc. This ruling has been a relief for patent attorneys and their software based inventors. Based on […]

  Patent attorneys know that most software based applications, during examination, will receive an initial 35 U.S.C. § 101 abstract rejection based on Alice.  Depending on which art unit the application is assigned to, overcoming the rejection can be easy or can quickly become a nightmare.   Software applications that […]

As a patent attorney, the first thing I advise my clients is that provisional applications are not published and thus are not searchable. Why? Because you can never be 100% positive something similar like your invention does not exist. Provisional applications are held in confidence and are not examined until […]