Overview of Appeal Options In the last couple of episodes, I talked about various ways to respond to a final office action. The first of...

(This episode first aired in 2019. Some details, like costs, may have changed.) What Is a Request for Continued Examination (RCE)? In the...

(This episode first aired in 2019. Some options for responding to a Final Office Action may have changed.) Dealing with a Final Office...

What Is Double Patenting? In this episode, I’m going to talk about something called double patenting . It may sound complicated, but for...

Overview of Continuing Patent Applications The last three episodes covered continuing patent applications. The first episode was a...

Overview of Continuation Applications The last couple of episodes have been about continuing applications. The first episode covered...

Continuing Patent Applications Overview In the last episode, I gave a broad overview of the different types of continuing patent...

Overview of Continuing Patent Applications This episode is about continuing patent applications. There are different kinds of continuing...

Election of Species vs. Restriction Requirements In the last episode, I talked about restriction requirements. A restriction requirement...

Office Actions and Restriction Requirements In previous episodes, I talked about amending parts of your application, usually in response...

What is the Patent Specification? Now, I’m going to talk about the last area where amendments may be needed—the specification....

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...

Claim Amendments and Markups We’re diving into the wonderful world of claim amendments. In the last episode, I discussed how to label...

Overview of Claims As a brief overview, I have covered claims in previous episodes. If we were to analogize intellectual property to real...

Overview of Obviousness Rejection Responses This is the third episode covering responses to obviousness rejections. In the first episode,...

Understanding Obviousness Rejections In the last episode, I provided a broad overview of what you’re likely to see in an obviousness...

The Challenge of Obviousness Rejections I have been dreading this episode for a long time, and the reason is that responding to...

Understanding Anticipation in Patent Law So far, I’ve covered what a patent rejection is, what an objection is, what an office action...

Understanding the Office Action Response Format In the last episode, I talked about how to read an office action and the strategy for...

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...

(This episode first aired in 2018. Some of the information, such as costs, have changed.) Understanding Office Actions In the last two...

Previous Episode on Rejections In the last episode, I discussed common patent rejections. In this episode, I will go over some common...

Understanding Patent Rejections and Objections So far in this podcast, I’ve covered drafting, filing, and receiving an allowance for a...

(This episode first aired in 2018. The costs to maintain have changed. Review the USPTO website for up to date costs). Patent Maintenance...