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Diament Patent Law
Adam Diament, J.D., Ph.D.
(Now practicing at Nolan Heimann LLP)
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How to Respond to a Restriction Requirement. Episode 54
Office Actions and Restriction Requirements In previous episodes, I talked about amending parts of your application, usually in response...
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How to Amend the Patent Application Specification. Episode 53
What is the Patent Specification? Now, I’m going to talk about the last area where amendments may be needed—the specification....
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How to Amend Patent Application Drawings. Episode 52
Why Amend Drawings? In the last couple of episodes, I talked about how to amend your claims. In this episode, I’m going to discuss how to...
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How to Mark Up Your Amended Claims. Episode 51
Claim Amendments and Markups We’re diving into the wonderful world of claim amendments. In the last episode, I discussed how to label...
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Amending Your Claims - Claim Status Identifiers. Episode 50
Overview of Claims As a brief overview, I have covered claims in previous episodes. If we were to analogize intellectual property to real...
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Using Secondary Considerations for Responding to Obviousness Rejections. Episode 49
Overview of Obviousness Rejection Responses This is the third episode covering responses to obviousness rejections. In the first episode,...
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The All Elements Test Response to Obviousness. Episode 48
Understanding Obviousness Rejections In the last episode, I provided a broad overview of what you’re likely to see in an obviousness...
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How to Respond to Obviousness Rejections - An Introduction. Episode 47
The Challenge of Obviousness Rejections I have been dreading this episode for a long time, and the reason is that responding to...
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How to Respond to A Novelty or Anticipation Patent Application Rejection
Understanding Anticipation in Patent Law So far, I’ve covered what a patent rejection is, what an objection is, what an office action...
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How to Prepare a Response to an Office Action. Episode 45
Understanding the Office Action Response Format In the last episode, I talked about how to read an office action and the strategy for...
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Options for Responding to Your First Office Action. Episode 44
Overview of Response Options This is going to be a relatively short episode because I’m just going to go over the three main things you...
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How to Read an Office Action. Episode 43
(This episode first aired in 2018. Some of the information, such as costs, have changed.) Understanding Office Actions In the last two...
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Introduction to the Different Types of Patent Objections. Episode 42
Previous Episode on Rejections In the last episode, I discussed common patent rejections. In this episode, I will go over some common...
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Introduction to Types of Patent Rejections. Episode 41
Understanding Patent Rejections and Objections So far in this podcast, I’ve covered drafting, filing, and receiving an allowance for a...
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What are Patent Maintenance Fees and Why Do I Need to Pay Them? Episode 40
(This episode first aired in 2018. The costs to maintain have changed. Review the USPTO website for up to date costs). Patent Maintenance...
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