June 2021 – Ant-Like Persistence

June 28, 2021

How to overcome the login defects in Patentcenter

It can be very difficult to log in at Patentcenter, which is the system that USPTO intends will replace Private PAIR and EFS-Web. Given that USPTO plans to shut down both Private PAIR and EFS-Web in the near future, what follows from this is that the USPTO needs to fix the many design flaws and software bugs in Patentcenter. Many of the flaws and bugs in Patentcenter have been outstanding since its alpha-test launch more than two years ago, and have not been fixed even after more than two years. Today’s blog article talks about a trick that often helps with the login defects in Patentcenter. Continue reading “How to overcome the login defects in Patentcenter”

June 28, 2021

Over 900,000 pending US trademark applications!

I was astonished to learn that there are now over nine hundred thousand pending US trademark applications. Continue reading “Over 900,000 pending US trademark applications!”

June 7, 2021

Maybe progress in getting the USPTO to handle patent powers of attorney better

It’s like trench warfare, trying to get the USPTO to clean up its act on how it handles Powers of Attorney. The war is not over, but one small battle has perhaps moved things forward slightly. Continue reading “Maybe progress in getting the USPTO to handle patent powers of attorney better”

June 7, 2021

Charging electric ATV indoors triggers carbon monoxide detectors?

The other day I was baffled to hear a report from a friend who had recently purchased something called a Ranger EV. (A Ranger EV is an electrically powered ATV, shown at right.) My friend described that she found she has no choice but to charge her Ranger EV outdoors, because if she charges it in her garage, it sets off her carbon monoxide detectors. She is thinking about purchasing one of those new Ford F-150 Lightning EVs and was worried whether this means she would have to charge it outdoors too.

As I say, I was baffled by this. Eventually I figured out what was probably going on. Continue reading “Charging electric ATV indoors triggers carbon monoxide detectors?”