Ex parte Appeal Fee Structure
In 2013, the USPTO changed the fee structure for ex parte appeals. This change continues to impact whether an Applicant proceeds with an appeal or… Read More »Ex parte Appeal Fee Structure
PTAB
On Oral Hearings
Recently, some Applicants have been declining oral hearings during ex parte appeals to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Modal PLLC believes oral hearings… Read More »On Oral Hearings
Announcing Nodal
Long-time readers of the blog know Modal conducts a free, biweekly US Prosecution Study Group. The Study Group follows the US prosecutions of Japan-origin cases… Read More »Announcing Nodal
Only a Few Kernels of Wisdom
Last week, this blog began reviewing Case 5 of the Comparative Study on Hypothetical/Real Cases: Novelty (November 2009), which is based on In re Schreiber,… Read More »Only a Few Kernels of Wisdom
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
Filing a Terminal Disclaimer in Preparation for Appeal
After our extensive discussion of Terminal Disclaimers, we now turn our attention to the issue raised during Study Group Session 13 on November 26, 2020. … Read More »Filing a Terminal Disclaimer in Preparation for Appeal
Appeal Considerations
Generally speaking, Applicants do not appeal rejections as much as I would hope. With the assistance of Yamauchi Shin-san of Yamauchi Patent Attorneys (https://www.yamauchi-pat.com), I… Read More »Appeal Considerations