(gradient).webp)
BLOG
Patent analysis and insight
Analysis and insight to bring more predictability, transparency, and equity to your patent prosecution.
Posts about
patent prosecution (4)
Technology Center Deep Dive: A Look at TC 2900
Technology Center 2900 is a bit of an outlier at the USPTO, handling design patents rather than utility patents. Design patents are a different breed than utility patents, covering the visual and ornamental characteristics of an article rather than the article’s functional or utilitarian elements.
%20High-Cost%20Prosecution.jpg)
Predicting (And Avoiding) High-Cost Patent Prosecution
No matter your ultimate patent goals, modeling prosecution spend on pending cases can help you identify outlier applications and avoid lengthy, costly prosecution.
Technology Center Deep Dive: A Look at TC 3600
Technology Center 3600 is perhaps the most infamous of all technology centers at the USPTO. As a “catch-all” technology center handling applications as diverse as surface transportation and furniture, it also houses many business methods art units.
Examiners Who Procrastinate the Most – And How They Can Help You Get Your Next Allowance (2021)
The USPTO has an official term for examiner procrastination - end-loading. An interesting metric to be sure, but how can you use examiner procrastination to your advantage in patent prosecution?
Building a Scorecard to Analyze Firm Performance
Whether you are a part of a corporate IP team or at a law firm, creating a standardized, data-driven approach to analyze prosecution performance is imperative to your success.
.jpg)
Examiners Who Issue the Most Office Actions (2021)
An ideal patent prosecution is quick, cost-efficient, and ultimately successful. The more office actions an application receives, the longer, more expensive, and less viable an application becomes.
Which Metrics Matter When Evaluating Outside Counsel?
The age of big data is here to stay, and there is so much information out there to access, sift through, and organize to accomplish our goals. As a company evaluating your legal partnerships, how do you know which metrics provide the most insight?
Examiners Who Love (and Hate) to Interview (2021)
How do interviews impact your chance at an allowance? Our analysis found that 92% of examiners are more likely to allow an application when an interview is part of the prosecution.
Get Ready for a New Year: 5 Things Your Law Firm Needs to Stop Doing Now
Patent prosecution demands agility and innovation. Successful law firms embrace a culture of continuous self-assessment, regularly refining strategies to stay competitive.
.png)
Was the 2019 Revised Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance Successful?
For years, Alice has been a source of frustration for many patent practitioners. New guidance released by the USPTO in 2019 promised to provide some consistency. It’s now been two years — has anything changed?
Are you ready to transform your patent practice?
Patent prosecution is complex – we know. If you’re ready for simpler workflows and more predictable outcomes, give us a call.