Hello readers. If you paid a government fee to the USPTO during any of the times listed below, and if you tried to protect yourself by authorizing any later fees due to be drawn from your USPTO Deposit Account, apparently your effort to protect yourself has failed. Continue reading “USPTO makes mistake with Deposit Account authorizations”
USPTO mail room works unacceptably slowly
The mail room at the USPTO is, politely stated, a striking example of a service failure. Continue reading “USPTO mail room works unacceptably slowly”
Why you should attend my live, in-person PCT seminar in January
Why should you attend my live, in-person PCT seminar in January? Continue reading “Why you should attend my live, in-person PCT seminar in January”
Four more days to get a discounted seminar registration
Additional opportunity to learn about PCT declarations
It will be recalled that there was a webinar yesterday (November 26) about Making best use of PCT Declarations in your PCT application. Unfortunately there were some technical problems at various points during the webinar. I will thus be reprising the webinar on Tuesday, December 10. For more information, or to register, visit https://blog.oppedahl.com/pct-webinars/ .
German patent office has joined DAS!!
Regular readers of this blog are well aware that I almost never use two exclamation points in a headline. Today, however, is a day for such emphasis. Yes, the German patent office has joined the DAS system as a Depositing Office. Continue reading “German patent office has joined DAS!!”
Join the over 450 people who are registered for this free PCT webinar
In about seven hours I will be presenting a free-of-charge webinar entitled Making best use of PCT Declarations in your PCT application. As of right now, about 462 people have registered for this webinar. This subject matter is of potential interest to any PCT enthusiast anywhere in the world. Attendees come from every continent except Antarctica.
To learn more, or to register, visit the WIPO web site here.
Tuesday: free-of-charge webinar about PCT Declarations
This Tuesday, attend a free-of-charge webinar about best practices for use of PCT Declarations. This webinar will be of interest to PCT enthusiasts everywhere in the world, not only in the US.
To register, click here.
Patent Center Ack Receipt from USPTO does not tell the truth about what I e-filed
Here is part of an actual Patent Center Acknowledgment Receipt. It says things that are untrue about what the filer e-filed. And Patent Center fails to preserve what the filer e-filed in a way that would permit the filer to use the “message digest” to prove what had been e-filed. Continue reading “Patent Center Ack Receipt from USPTO does not tell the truth about what I e-filed”
Attend a 2½-day live in-person Patent Cooperation Treaty seminar in scenic Colorado
Attend a 2½-day live in-person Patent Cooperation Treaty seminar in scenic Colorado, near the Denver airport. Maybe also attend an optional half-day program specifically directed to docketing of the PCT. Tuesday, January 7 to Thursday, January 9, 2025.
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- Get $100 off the 2½-day class if you book by Wednesday, December 4 – coupon code BL0602A
- Get $40 off the half-day course if you book by Wednesday, December 4 – coupon code BL0602B
- Get $140 off both courses if you book by Wednesday, December 4 – coupon code BL0602C
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For more information, or to register, click here.