FAQs Patent Questions

Question:Final Patent rejections may be appealed at the U.S patent and Trademark office.

Answer:
If the examiner persists in the rejection of any of the claims in an application, or if the rejection has been made final, the applicant may appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Question:What is intellectual property?

Answer:
The term intellectual property refers to creations of the mind - creative works or ideas embodied in a form that can be shared or can enable others to recreate, emulate, or manufacture them. There are four ways to protect intellectual property - patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secrets.

Question:Applications must be in data query within six days under normal circumstances

Answer:
Under normal circumstances the application should be in Data Query (PALM location 7550) less than 6 days. If the application involves special circumstances, (i.e., waiting for drawings, a signed declaration/oath, etc.) the timetable will vary depending on the response needed.

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