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Do You Need an Attorney to File a Patent? Why DIY Filings Are Doomed to Fail

Executive Summary Self-filed patent applications have a 76% abandonment rate, compared to 35% for professionally represented cases. Only 23.6% of DIY applications..

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Do I Need Help to Trademark Something?

Trademark regulations are quite specific about what can and cannot be trademarked, and the wise business owner

LQP Ask The Patent Attorney: Is My Attorney Getting Me The Right Claims? (Part 1 of 2)

Do my claims satisfy these 12 criteria for a Litigation Quality Patent? Summary: Claim Criteria of a

Is My Attorney Getting Me The Right Claims?

Do my claims satisfy these 12 criteria for a Litigation Quality Patent? Summary: Claim Criteria of a

IPR PTAB CAST

IPR PTAB CAST The IPR PTAB Cast, hosted by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) in this

Ipr Ptabcast: Nidec Motor Corporation V. Zhongshan Broad Ocean Co.

Summary: Patent Drafting Danger: Throw The Lists Overboard In this IPR PTABCast episode, The Examiner Whisperer, Craige

IPR PTABCast: In Re Smith International Inc.

Summary: PTO not allowed to be “unreasonable” Patent owners gain another small victory! The Patent office’s strongest

IPR PTABCast: DSS Technology V. Apple

Summary: Can a claim be obvious using “common sense” or “ordinary creativity?” No! Common sense or ordinary

IPR PTABCast: Owens Corning V. Fast Felt Corporation

Summary: Greedy, Lazy Patents = Invalid Craige reviews a case study of obviousness by tracing how common

IPR PTABCast: General Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd V. Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Summary: PTAB defends patent owner against serial IPR Attacks! Man Bites Dog! Shocking news! It’s not every

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