By: Mark R. Malek In my last article, I outlined the new filing status in the Patent Office that can…
By: Mark R. Malek As many of you may know, the United States Patent System recently went through a little…
By: Mark R. Malek You may recall that my last article was directed to the requirement to pay maintenance fees in…
By: Mark R. Malek In my previous article, I indicated that a patent is important to protect the rights of…
By: Mark R. Malek Patent rights are derived from the U.S. Constitution. Many people mistakenly call patents rights a monopoly, but…
By: Mark R. Malek I am sure everyone has starved themselves to the point of near collapse in anticipation of…
By: Mark R. Malek My previous articles (see them here, here and here) have provided information on the requirements of…
By: Mark R. Malek The first article I posted about this series was directed to the duty to disclose prior art…
By: Mark R. Malek In my last article, I noted that an inventor has a duty to disclose prior art that…
By: Mark R. Malek Generally speaking, the patent application process is not an adversarial one. In other words, it is…