by Lisa Velez | May 9, 2023 | Blog
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice in the Federal Register for First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program, 88 FR 14607 on March 9, 2023. This allows an inventor or applicant that is a certified micro-entity that has...
by Lisa Velez | Apr 30, 2023 | Blog
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is here. Now, the United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) must work swiftly to catchup with the advances in generative AI technology. As we mentioned in a prior blog post, the USPTO posted a Notice in the Federal Register...
by Lisa Velez | Oct 10, 2022 | Blog
October 10, 2022— [Ed. Note: Beusse Sanks Patent Agent/Attorney Lisa D. Velez explains the importance of responding to arguments that a USPTO Examiner might make but fail to fully support. The lazy patent agent might simply point out that the Examiner did not...
by Lisa Velez | Sep 12, 2022 | Blog
September 12, 2022— [Ed. Note: Beusse Sanks Patent Agent/Attorney Lisa D. Velez walks us through some of the technical precision required when drafting a patent application and the inventor claims the *absence* of something as part of their invention (a...