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What is a Notice of Allowance? How do you get a patent application approved?

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What is a Notice of Allowance in a patent application? A Notice of Allowance (NOA) is a USPTO document indicating that a patent application has been allowed. The approval of your patent application is basically the finish line of your journey and presumably the goal of every applicant. When will your patent be granted?

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Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Divided Opinion in Sonos v. ITC

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by Dennis Crouch In a non-precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit has affirmed the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC) final determination in the patent infringement dispute between Sonos and Google involving smart speaker technology. That case involves a separate set of patents and so is not directly impacted here.

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