Patenting for Inventors

Learn how to amend the patent application specification and the requirements of what to do if you have to do a substitute specification and how to mark up your application with strikethroughs, underli...

9 Dec 201810min

In this episode I go through how to amend patent drawings.

2 Dec 20188min

In this episode I go through the mechanics of how to mark up any claims that you have amended.  Know how to properly use underlining, strikethroughs, and double brackets to tell the examiner what exac...

25 Nov 20185min

When you amend claims, you can't just send a new set of claims to the patent examiner and ask for a reconsideration, you have to identify and mark up your claims in a specific way. In this episode I d...

18 Nov 20188min

In this episode I go through how to respond to obviousness rejections by using secondary considerations.  Secondary considerations for non-obviousness include reasons for patentability, including: com...

11 Nov 201810min

If the the Patent Office sends you an rejection based on obviousness, how should you respond? If the combination of previous products still don't have all the the features of your invention, then you ...

4 Nov 20188min

In this episode I introduce obviousness rejection responses. Your application can be rejected for lack of utility, lack of novelty, and obviousness.  If the examiner says that your invention is obviou...

27 Okt 20188min

In this episode I go through how to respond to what is called a Section 102, novelty, or anticipation rejection. All of these terms mean that the examiner believes that your invention already exists i...

21 Okt 201812min