During a patent prosecution process, you might have thought “ What is a patent paralegal ” Is there a career for me there?” First, you must understand what is a patent paralegal ? Then, you must understand their responsibilities. This will serve as a career guide for aspirants wanting to become a patent paralegal. The[…]
In the patent prosecution process, you must be wondering what Office Action means and how you should respond to it. This is a vital part of your patent process because it determines whether your application will be accepted or not. You must have an understanding of what Office Actions are and what the best way[…]
You may use both the Provisional patent application and Non-Provisional patent application separately to make your invention patentable. A Non-Provisional patent application requests the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) to issue a utility patent. This Patent type protects IP rights for anything useful, novel, and non-obvious: New Machine or a newer version with[…]
During the patent prosecution process, a very important factor is the subject matter eligibility. In simple words, it explains how office personnel at the USPTO should evaluate patent claims. At the start of 2019, January 7 to be precise, the USPTO revised its guidance to provide more clarity on the subject matter eligibility criteria (35[…]
[responsivevoice_button] A legal document that enforces all the rights of the invention, in favor of the inventor, is Patent. To make sure that everything is correct inside it is patent proofreading. A patent includes claims and all other relevant information that reserves the rights of the inventor. In no other way will an individual or business can[…]
[responsivevoice_button] Patent claims are the most critical part of the application. It defines the scope of the invention. The areas described in the claims state what is covered under it and what not. Patent claims are the legal basis of any patent protection. It creates a boundary to protect the claims stated for the invention. You need full technical (domain-based)[…]
[responsivevoice_button] Effective management of all patent prospects allows efficient patent docketing. Patent docketing includes keeping track of all the relevant documents, deadlines, timelines, forms, drawings, etc. within a database. It also manages a calendar to make alerts and reminders. It is regarding all the schedules, as per the USPTO guidelines. Efficient Patent Docketing Tips Let’s[…]
[responsivevoice_button] Relative terminology means short-hand or similar terms that are used in our day-to-day life to refer to any certain entity of concern. The use of relative terminology can be often seen in public speeches, debate, stage shows, etc. to engage the maximum amount of audience. It is appropriate to use relative terms to point[…]
[responsivevoice_button] Patent drafting is a methodology of presenting pure technical explanation about the patent in the form of a document, called as the patent draft. It is important to have the proper technical domain knowledge about the patent subject, while drafting a patent. Since, patent draft is the first document that reaches in public for[…]
[responsivevoice_button] In general terms, an Abstract reflects a concise summary about any particular idea or topic. In this patent industry, it shows a general idea about the invention to facilitate understanding of a user who wants to have a gist about the whole invention without reading the entire document. It enables the examiner to understand[…]