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…
Back in 2011 many pendency metrics were at or near all time highs. It typically took 2 or 3 years just to got a first…
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…
I was running the numbers for a breakdown of what events occur after a reply brief (for a next week’s post — don’t forget to…
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…
For at least the past two years, the PTO has reported significant decreases in the pendency of Appeals: But how long to get the appeal…
I have never had to file a reissue application, and I hope I never have to. Just thinking about surrendering an already-issued patent and having…
I recently saw an update about the ongoing saga of Gilbert Hyatt’s patents that have been pending for over 35 years. It made me wonder: who…
In my experience (working predominantly with electronics applications), a high percentage of restrictions feel like extortion — the examiner just wants easy counts and the…