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Do-It-Yourself vs. Patent Attorney: How to increase your chances of getting a patent

Patent Trademark Blog

Should you try to file a patent yourself? Should you file a utility patent application yourself? Would your utility patent application enjoy a higher success rate if it were filed by a patent attorney? Keep in mind we’re talking about utility patents as opposed to design patents.

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IP office hits pause to evaluate pilot programme to boost examiner expertise

IAM Magazine

Designed to help patent examiners grasp complex technical concepts, the one-year trial period for the Industry Collaborative Patent Interview pilot programme has come to an end. TIPO is now considering the first year and whether to continue with the initiative.

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IP office hits pause to evaluate pilot programme to boost examiner expertise

IAM Magazine

Designed to help patent examiners grasp complex technical concepts, the one-year trial period for the Industry Collaborative Patent Interview pilot programme has come to an end. TIPO is now considering the first year and whether to continue with the initiative.

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USPTO Fees: Targeted Higher Fees to Push for Compact

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed a new fee structure for fiscal year 2025 , which includes significant increases in various patent fees. Another significant change is the substantial increase in fees for Request for Continued Examination (RCE) filings.

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Form versus Function – Protecting Products with Design and Utility Patents

More Than Your Mark

If you think patents are all about protecting something “technical” or something only a scientist or engineer could appreciate, you are mistaken. Patents can protect how things look as well as how they work. If you want to protect how something works, you need a Utility Patent. Design and Utility Patents.

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Book Review: Handbook of Intellectual Property Research [Part 2]

The IPKat

Economics approach to patent law is then discussed in Chapter 27, by Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie. After introducing the areas, where the economics of patents is especially relevant (among them, the design of patent systems or the patent examination process), the author provides readers with a through literature review.

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A September CLE in Salt Lake City with Dennis, Me, and Other Important People!

Patently-O

Here’s their announcement: The Elevate Your Prosecution 2021 conference on patent prosecution will be held in the Murano room of the Grand America in Salt Lake City on Friday, September 24 – Saturday, September 25. Margaret Polson (Polson Intellectual Property Law PC): Overview of Design Patents for Software-Related Inventions.