v. Iancu, the Federal Circuit agreed with the USPTO’s Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculation that charged a deduction for “applicant delay” for time after the applicant filed a first response to a final Office Action, because the response did not comply with 37 CFR § 1.113. While the...
USPTO Launches New After Final Consideration Pilot Program to Reduce Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs)Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff
any fees, such as extension fees under 37 CFR 1.136(a), that would have been necessary according to current practice concerning an after-final response under 37 CFR 1.116.Unlike AFCP, which automatically considers an after-final submission, AFCP 2.0 requires applicants to specifically request consid...
Thus, the USPTO is terminating the AFCP 2.0 program, but is providing a short extension until December 14, 2024 to accommodate those in the process preparing to use the AFCP 2.0 program. The notice to be published on October 1, 2024 also sets out the after final options that remain ...
New USPTO P3 Program Offers Applicant Participation In After Final ConferenceCourtenay C. Brinckerhoff
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Breaking News: USPTO Launches Post-Prosecution Pilot Program, Providing Further Option For Patent Prosecution After Final RejectionPaul A. Ragusa
Many of these are based on case law, and on guidance provided by the USPTO in December 2014,6 as well as January7 and July8 of last year.When an applicant receives an Office action containing § 101 rejections, the natural response may be one of confusionBy ...