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• Claiming The Benefit Of Priority, Examples Of How To Do It, And How To Correct A Failure To Make A Claim

  © 2009, Michael E. Kondoudis This post discusses some of the mechanics involved in securing a right of priority to an earlier filed application, provides some examples of acceptable claims of priority, and ways to…

• A Few More Useful Sections Of The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure

  © 2009, Michael E. Kondoudis In my earlier post in this series, I discussed a few sections of the MPEP that I have found to be useful in some specific circumstances.  This post discusses a…

• USPTO Joint Labor-Management Task Force Proposes Significant Changes to Examiner Count System

  The USPTO has unveiled a series of proposals that would bring significant change to the examiner “count system” – the methodology for determining the time a patent examiner has to complete a patent examination and…

• Patent Abstracts, Common Problems With Them, and Tips for Drafting A Better Abstract

  © 2009, Michael E. Kondoudis Introduction USPTO rules require that every non-provisional patent application include an Abstract.  This Abstract is a concise summary of the invention disclosed in the application.  This summary enables the Office…

• USPTO Fee Schedule Revisions Take Effect On September 15, 2009

  The USPTO has revised its schedule of fees to reflect upward revisions of some PCT fees to foreign patent offices.  The fee increases will go into effect on October 2, 2009.  The revised fee schedule…

• Post Bilski Prosecution Strategy – Can It Really Be This Simple?

  © 2009, Michael E. Kondoudis Post Bilski, only methods “tied to a particular machine or apparatus” or that “transform a particular article into a different state or thing” remain patent-eligible.  One option to satisfy this…

• Avoid Noncompliant Appeal Briefs – Use the USPTO’s Internal Appeal Brief Compliance Checklist

  © 2009, Michael E. Kondoudis As several patent blogs have recently discussed, the backlog at the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) has topped 20 months and shows few signs of decreasing any time…

• Examples of Responses to Enablement Rejections

  © 2009, Michael E. Kondoudis Based on the number of requests I have received since my first post on enablement, I know that many of you have been waiting for this follow up.  The following…

• Check Out The New Beta Test Release of the USPTO’s Website

  The USPTO recently released a beta test version of the official website.  The test version is found here.  From USPTO.gov: The USPTO is pleased to announce the beta test release of its new Web site.…

• Deadline to Volunteer for the USPTO Peer Review Pilot Program is Approaching

  © 2009, Michael E. Kondoudis The USPTO’s 2007-2012 Strategic Plan outlines a number of initiatives to improve patent quality and timeliness. Among those initiatives is a Peer Reviewed Prior Art pilot, which is designed to…