Restriction Petition
USPTO Examiners sometimes issue restriction and election requirements to focus examination on particular figures and/or embodiments. As a result, some of the Applicants’ disclosed subject… Read More »Restriction Petition
February 2021
On Waiver
In the last post, this blog considered how the Trial and Appeal Department (TAD) of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) seems to conduct a de… Read More »On Waiver
From a New Comparison
Questions about ex parte patent appeals (i.e., appeals of an Examiner’s rejection) to the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) of the US Patent and… Read More »From a New Comparison
Teaching Toward “Teaching Away”
Last week, we considered what “teaching away” is not. What is teaching away? “Teaching away” requires criticizing, discrediting, or discouraging investigation into the claimed invention. … Read More »Teaching Toward “Teaching Away”