Hello dear reader. This is your opportunity to purchase a discounted copy of Oppedahl on PCT Forms and PCT Docketing, second edition. Instead of the usual $89 price, you get get this copy for $59 off. What’s the hitch? The hitch is that the table of contents is defective if the book was printed prior to January 19, 2025 (see blog article). And you get to purchase one of these defective copies at a $59 discount. Continue reading “Specially discounted copies of second edition of PCT Forms and Docketing book”
It’s time to get in your numbers for the 2024 toteboards
Hello readers. It is now 2025 and this means it is time to get in your numbers for the 2024 toteboards:
The goal is to recognize and rank law firms in the US based upon the numbers of US design patents, US utility patents, US plant patents, and US trademark registrations each firm obtained for clients in 2024.
The questionnaires will close on Friday, February 14, 2025.
Every year after I post the results of the toteboards, I get sad emails from firms that want me to accept their numbers late. This would, of course, typically result in kicking other firms down in the rankings — other firms that got their numbers in on time. Please help to reduce the number of such sad emails that I will receive this year. Maybe you are a person at your firm who is responsible for getting these numbers in. If so, please get your numbers in! Otherwise, please forward this blog posting to somebody at your firm to make sure that somebody at your firm gets the numbers in for your firm.
You can see the previous toteboards here, going back to the earliest toteboard in 2012.
Yes you get to pick where the next live in-person PCT seminars will be!
Hello PCT enthusiasts. As I blogged a couple of days ago, you get to pick where the next live in-person PCT seminars will be. I opened the survey about 48 hours ago. As of right now, the top-ranked locations are:
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- Phoenix, AZ
- Chicago, IL
- San Diego, CA
- Boston, MA
I will keep the survey open for about another week. It will be interesting to see if some other cities move upwards in the ranking.
Corrected table of contents for Oppedahl on PCT Forms and PCT Docketing (second edition)
Hello dear reader. Are you one of the 312 people who purchased a copy of Oppedahl on PCT Forms and PCT Docketing (second edition) between December 20, 2024 and today (January 18, 2025)? If so, then first of all thank you very much! I earned a royalty from your purchase. But second of all, I am sorry to say that your copy of this book has a defective table of contents. Continue reading “Corrected table of contents for Oppedahl on PCT Forms and PCT Docketing (second edition)”
You get to determine the next few cities for PCT seminars!
(Update: you can read about early survey results.)
Hello dear readers. Now you get to determine where the next few live in-person PCT seminars will take place. The way you get to determine this is by responding to this survey. Continue reading “You get to determine the next few cities for PCT seminars!”
A patent that cites this blog!
I am delighted to see US patent number Des. 1046783 which issued on October 15, 2024. Its figure 1 appears at right.
What delights me is that one of the References Cited in this US patent is an article from my blog. Continue reading “A patent that cites this blog!”
The Helvetica Scenario
Recently I have had reason to try to learn a bit about a type of AI (artificial intelligence) called machine learning. It turns out that sometimes a researcher in this area will encounter the Helvetica scenario, which is a phenomenon where a machine learning model gradually degrades due to errors coming from uncurated training on the outputs of another model, including prior versions of itself. The Helvetica scenario, also called “Model Collapse” (Wikipedia article) is a common problem when training generative adversarial networks (GANs) (Machine Learning Glossary). The natural question for the reader is where this terminology came from? Continue reading “The Helvetica Scenario”
Now #1 best seller on Amazon in Adult & Continuing Education
I just released the second edition of my book Oppedahl on PCT Forms and PCT Docketing. Amazon says this book is now the #1 best seller in Adult & Continuing Education. Not only that, but if you purchase this book, I will receive a royalty of about $48. As of right now, you would only have to pay about $21 to purchase the book from the US Amazon.com site. Continue reading “Now #1 best seller on Amazon in Adult & Continuing Education”
Odd Amazon pricing for second edition of my PCT Forms and Docketing book
Hello readers. I just released the second edition of Oppedahl on PCT Forms and PCT Docketing. Like the original edition, it is priced at $89 and I earn a royalty of about $48 per book. But what I don’t understand is that Amazon has placed this book on sale for about $21. Continue reading “Odd Amazon pricing for second edition of my PCT Forms and Docketing book”
USPTO makes mistake with Deposit Account authorizations
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”