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…
The table below shows the applications with the most requests for continued examination (RCEs). The winner is Qualcomm application 11/487,054 with an shocking 24 RCEs.…
Countless times over the past decade I have received a call from an Examiner eagerly looking to “make a deal” so that she could get…
Last week’s post showing the high allowance rate for applications enrolled in the first action interview pilot program (FIAP), made me wonder what the average number…