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Overview Of The Trial Proceedings Conducted By The USPTO

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced several new trial proceedings that are now available for reexamining or challenging issued patents. These procedures are an attempt to streamline the process of reviewing issued patents, and to minimize the costs to challengers or patent owners, by providing a less costly alternative to litigation. While...

Office Actions – What Are They and Why You Need a Professional to Respond

Patent practitioners refer to communications regarding a successfully filed patent application from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Office that require the patent applicant to respond as an “Office Action.”  A successfully filed patent application is one that has received a filing date from the USPTO.  Further, patent practitioners actually only refer to...