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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.... more +
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.    less -
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Strategic Uses and Considerations for Reissue Applications (Part 1 of 3)

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Reissue applications represent a very small fraction of the total number of applications filed at the USPTO each year. Indeed, at the midpoint of 2025, over 1.2 million utility applications have been filed, with less than 300...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

USPTO to Terminate AFCP 2.0 Program Effective Dec. 14

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is terminating the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 (AFCP 2.0), which provided examiners additional time to search and/or consider responses following final rejection of...more

Snell & Wilmer

Appealing the Rejection of a Patent Application

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Sometimes appealing an Examiner’s rejection is the only practical option. If no claims of valuable scope have been allowed or indicated as allowable, and all clarifying claim amendments, supporting evidence and salient...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Arguing Definitions in Patent Prosecution

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Claim terms are given a broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) consistent with the specification, ideally. Occasionally, a USPTO examiner interprets a claim term in a manner different from what the applicant in a patent...more

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