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On Octopi and Myths of Claim Drafting: Negative Limitations and Empty Spaces
The plural of octopus is a funny word. Ask most people and they’ll tell you that it’s octopi.…
Read MoreWhat Is A Provisional Application’s Prior Art Date?
By Stephen B. SchottProvisional applications have a filing date and a publication date. How do you decide which date…
Read MoreJohn Oliver’s Anti-Patent-Troll Rant: Simple Thinking
Up is down and right is left when my inbox fills up with 10 friends linking me to…
Read MoreFor The Next Two Weeks, Google Is Buying Patents
Do you have a patent you want to sell? Want to sell it to one of the biggest…
Read MoreThe USPTO’s Alice-Based Patentable Subject Matter Hypotheticals With Boilerplate Responses
The USPTO recently published hypotheticals to help guide applicants when defining patentable subject matter. Instead of just a case…
Read MoreDemystifying 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…
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