After wrapping up our November Patent Illustration CLE: Best Practices in Patent Illustration, I am left with a very strong message: Consistency Counts. The USPTO has official regulations, but at the end of the day a person is examining your application and you need to keep them convinced. By simply keeping your illustrations consistent throughout the application, you can prevent concerned reexaminations.
We have just compiled our list for the top 20 companies and the top 20 law firms who were issued patents by the USPTO for the third quarter of 2009. No big surprises out there from the corporate side with IBM, Samsung, and Microsoft clearly leading with IP innovations. Take interest of Townsend and Townsend with 457, compared to last quarters 376 – it’s great to see some firms getting busy again
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For five years, Legal Advantage has serviced the Canadian market through its Ottawa office. “This expansion allows us to have more feet on the ground and address the one of the two largest IP markets in Canada.” Said Hal Pieroway, Senior Director of Account Services.
Drawings are the foundation of any patent application, whether it is a provisional or non provisional application. Therefore, it is imperative to abide by the guidelines of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to ensure that the drawings are clear and the patent passes examination.
To understanding the differences between the two drawing approaches, we first need to know what provisional and non-provisional patent applications are.
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