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Inventors prize their bound hardcopy patents for both sentimental reasons and because the hardcopy can be useful in negotiation. The USPTO only issues one original “Letters Patent.” If...
On April 18, 2023 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will start issuing Electronic Patent Grants (eGrants). Under the current paper-laden system and toward th...
Patent and Trademark Office USPTO has issued patents as physical documents with an embossed seal and logo. Recent prompting from patent owners caused Patent and Trademark Office USPTO to consider switching from physically printed patent to electronic publication to expedite.
Early RCE Creates Gaps In Patent Term Adjustment Award Tuesday, February 23, 2021 In Chudik V. Hirshfeld, the Federal Circuit upheld the USPTO’s determination that a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) award for “C” delay is not available when an examiner reopens prosecution after an Appeal Brief is filed, because an award for “C” delay requires actual appellate review. The court warned of the consequences of filing a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) early in the examination process instead of pursuing an appeal right away, because that prevented an award for “B” del...