Fiona Yin of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices says patent applicants should consider the Accelerated Examination Procedure for Re-examination as it offers an easier application process ...

Explanation. When the U.S. government denies us legal protection, we want to know why. Accompanying an adverse decision in the legal world, we want an explanation to support the adverse decision so we ...

What are the pros and cons of using a Fast Track Exam? The upside of the Fast Track Exam is that you are going to get a patent faster. Normally, patents take almost three years to make it through the ...

“Consistency in the process for examining patent applications benefits the entire patent community because it promotes more consistent and thus fairer outcomes.” After a patent application is filed ...

New Patent and Trademark Office rules aimed at making the patent examination process more efficient by encouraging applicants to use greater precision in describing the scope of their inventions ...

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – In a letter last week, five U.S. senators called for improved patent quality and oversight at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Mark ...

The Patent and Utility Model Law has been overhauled to augment KIPO's moves towards a streamlined application process. Patrick YangOh Kim and Tae Jun Suh of Yoon Yang Kim Shin & Yu examine the ...

“With new features like excess claim fees, continued examination fees, and conditional notices of allowance, the Patent Rules amendments bring significant changes to patent prosecution in Canada.” ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is seeking feedback on a new program that would make it less expensive to conduct patent searches. The goal of the initiative is to make it easier to ...

Deciding what to patent can be a confusing process but by creating a formal process it is something that every startup can manage. Intellectual property (IP) is one of the most valuable assets of a ...