How is “Espacenet” pronounced? Continue reading “How “Espacenet” is pronounced”
Those little numbers on the front page of a patent
Those letters at the end of patent numbers
Just now a loyal reader of my blog asked what those letters and numbers mean at the end of patent numbers. Here are some examples:
My reader wondered, what does “A2” mean? What does “A1” mean? Continue reading “Those letters at the end of patent numbers”
A PCT webinar on April 4 – national phase or bypass?
I’ll be teaching a webinar on Wednesday, April 4. The topic is whether to use national phase or bypass continuation when pursuing US patent protection from a PCT application. To learn more, or to register, click here.
Upcoming opportunities to learn about the PCT
As a reminder, there are many upcoming opportunities to learn about PCT:
- Dallas, Texas – April 9-10
- Minneapolis, Minnesota – April 11 (*)
- Austin, Texas – April 11-12
- New Orleans, Louisiana – April 18-20 (*)
- Boston, Massachusetts – June 6-7 (*)
- Alexandria, Virginia – July 11-12 (*)
I will be a presenter at the programs marked with the asterisk.
Learn about PCT in Alexandria, Virginia
There’s a nice opportunity to learn about PCT coming up soon in Alexandria, Virginia. I will be teaching two and a half days about PCT, on July 11-12, 2018. This program is sponsored by Patent Resources Group.
To find out more, or to register, click here.
Learn about PCT in Boston
There’s a great opportunity to learn about PCT, coming soon in Boston, Massachusetts.
This is a two-day seminar hosted by PCT Learning Center, taking place on June 6 and 7, 2018. I will be one of the speakers for this program.
For more information, or to register, click here.
An opportunity to save money on PCT fees
It will be recalled (see my blog post of February 2, 2018) that the search fee for ISA/KR will increase by about 7% for filers in RO/US. The increase will happen on April 1, 2018.
This offers an opportunity to save some money on PCT filing fees. A US filer who is considering filing a PCT application (and who plans to pick ISA/KR) on or after April 1 might want to consider filing it on or before March 31. This would permit the filer to pay the cheaper search fee.
What are the places where your client can get utility models?
It’s only a few years ago that I started paying attention to the prospect of a client obtaining a utility model instead of an ordinary utility patent. Until recently I knew of only a small number of Offices where utility models are available. But recently I happened upon a resource on the web site of WIPO that lists no fewer than fifty-nine Offices in which a utility model may be obtained. Continue reading “What are the places where your client can get utility models?”
Identifying “pegged” art units at the USPTO
USPTO used to “peg” its patent examination backlog at 108 months (nine years). Then in about 2014 (see blog article) the USPTO changed the “peg” to 60 months (five years). Now in 2018 the USPTO has changed the “peg” to 30 months (two and a half years).
Continue reading “Identifying “pegged” art units at the USPTO”