Patent Prosecution Tips

Insightful Patent Law Blog Posts

2 Minute IP: How Can I Get My Patent Faster?

By Stephen B. Schott | March 12, 2016

If you have questions, contact me.If you want IdeaEsq delivered to your inbox, sign up for the daily or…

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On Octopi and Myths of Claim Drafting: Negative Limitations and Empty Spaces

By Stephen B. Schott | January 31, 2016

The plural of octopus is a funny word. Ask most people and they’ll tell you that it’s octopi.…

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What Is A Provisional Application’s Prior Art Date?

By Stephen B. Schott | December 29, 2015

By Stephen B. Schott Provisional applications have a filing date and a publication date. How do you decide which…

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John Oliver’s Anti-Patent-Troll Rant: Simple Thinking

By Stephen B. Schott | April 28, 2015

Up is down and right is left when my inbox fills up with 10 friends linking me to…

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For The Next Two Weeks, Google Is Buying Patents

By Stephen B. Schott | April 28, 2015

Do you have a patent you want to sell? Want to sell it to one of the biggest…

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The USPTO’s Alice-Based Patentable Subject Matter Hypotheticals With Boilerplate Responses

By Stephen B. Schott | February 25, 2015

The USPTO recently published hypotheticals to help guide applicants when defining patentable subject matter. Instead of just a case…

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Demystifying the Final Office Action: 7 Options for Responding to a USPTO Final Office Action

By Stephen B. Schott | January 13, 2014

By Stephen B. Schott When the US Patent Office named the final office “final,” it made a mistake.…

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