Archive for January 2014
Demystifying the Final Office Action: 7 Options for Responding to a USPTO Final Office Action
When the US Patent Office named the final office “final,” it made a mistake. In Japan, a final rejection is truly final. It’s the end of the line. But here in the US, our “final” office action is just an action that opens up several options for response. I put together this chart with an…
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