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Q: WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PURPOSE OF CLAIMS IN A PATENT APPLICATION AND HOW IMPORTANT ARE THEY? posted Sunday 22 of July 2012 by Jeff A. The claims are all important in a granted patent as they define your legal rights to sue others who make a device or perform a pro... view tags: claim, patent, application, important

Q: IF THE APPLICATION OF INTEREST CLAIMS PRIORITY TO A PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION, CAN THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION FILING DATE BE CONSIDERED AS THE EARLIEST FILING DATE? posted Friday 8 of March 2013 by Bobbi R. A. Yes, for all the disclosure that is found in the provisional application. view tags: provisional, application, filing, date, patent, earliest

Q: MAY I SUBMIT A COMPLETE CLAIM LISTING IN A REPLY WHEN I AM NOT MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THE CLAIMS, SUCH AS RESPONDING TO A RESTRICTION REQUIREMENT OR MERELY ARGUING A REJECTION? posted Monday 6 of May 2013 by Tanya A. Assuming you're talking about US patent law, there can be no prejudice to filing a complete claim listing with no amendments. Howe... view tags: claim, listing, restriction, rejection

Q: I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE FOR CLAIMS CONTAINED IN AN EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT. THE CLAIMS ARE NOT EXACTLY AS I'D WANT THEM, BUT I FEEL MY OPTIONS ARE FEW. I AM AWARE I CAN FILE A CONTINUATION BEFORE ISSUANCE, BUT I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT SOME TYPE OF FORMAL RESPONSE TO THE AMENDMENT SHOULD BE FILED. CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THIS RESPONSE SHOULD LOOK LIKE? posted Thursday 13 of June 2013 by Jo A. If you're an independent inventor, the Examiner is obligated to help you with such questions. So, please call the Examiner and exp... view tags: notice of allowance, examiner, amendment, claims

Q: I WANT TO USE THE 30-MONTH APPLICATION-FILING SEQUENCE, PROVISIONAL->PCT->NATIONALS. THE INVENTION COMPRISES TWO COMPONENTS, A AND B. AFTER FILING BOTH A PROVISIONAL AND A SUBSEQUENT INTERNATIONAL PCT, I REALIZED THAT A SECOND VERSION OF B IS POSSIBLE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROTECT BOTH. CALLING THE FIRST APPLICATION AB1, WHICH HAS NOT PUBLISHED, WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS FOR AB2? A CONTINUATION IN PART OFFERS AN OPTION FOR THE US NATIONAL FILING. IS THERE ANY WAY TO FILE A SINGLE INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION COVERING BOTH AB1 AND AB2 IN WHICH DIFFERENT CLAIMS HAVE DIFFERENT PRIORITY DATES? posted Wednesday 26 of June 2013 by Arthur A. You can always file a follow-on PCT on an improvement to your already filed application, provided that the invention is not yet pu... view tags: 30 month, application, filing, sequence, pct, provisional

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