By: Sandra Jackson Just recently, I was asked to research a patent question. This required me to look for the answer in the patent Bible, otherwise known as the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP). To solve the issue that I was asked to research, I prepared the necessary documents as outlined in the MPEP, […]
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Getting A Refund From The Patent Office If You Are Now A Small Entity
By: Mark R. Malek This concludes the series of articles that I have been writing on entity status in the United States Patent Office. The first article introduced the new micro-entity status. The next article gave some background information on what would happen if you claimed the wrong entity status before the USPTO, and the latest […]
Amending A Patent Application After Allowance
By: Mark R. Malek As has often been the case with some of my articles in the past, I like to introduce little practice tips as something interesting happens in my day to day life of prosecuting patent applications here at Widerman & Malek. I recently received a call from an Examiner on a case […]
