The USPTO has three art unit groups for business methods: 3620 Business Methods – Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of…
There is a lot of talk recently about using art unit prediction in an attempt to “game the system” and avoid art units that are…
First, Happy New Year everyone. I hope you all made the resolution to use more data and less “gut instinct” in your prosecution this year…
As I mentioned in my last post, many believe the reason allowance rates remain high in the face of subject matter eligibility carnage is that applicants…
For those not familiar with the pre-appeal brief conference pilot program, the USPTO describes it as follows: This program offers applicants an avenue to request…
As promised last week, here is a more detailed breakdown of what happens after an appeal brief, examiner answer, or reply brief. ~15% of appeal briefs…
In my previous two posts I looked at timing of ex parte appeals and art unit affirmance/reversal rates. Here I am going to continue with…
The table below shows the appeal outcomes for BPAI/PTAB decisions since 2010 for art units with at least 20 decisions in that time period. Although…
In my experience (working predominantly with electronics applications), a high percentage of restrictions feel like extortion — the examiner just wants easy counts and the…
Just came across Using Anonymous Third-Party Submissions to Advance Your Business Goals on IPWatchdog and was intrigued because I haven’t seen much (any) commentary on third-party…