tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post1755424212530210088..comments2023-11-05T06:06:12.057-06:00Comments on The 271 Patent Blog: Appeals "Skyrocket" at the USPTOTwo-Seventy-One Patent Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02481083706071978817noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-35630187883204203102009-07-12T18:05:56.636-05:002009-07-12T18:05:56.636-05:00I've noticed more problems with rejections ove...I've noticed more problems with rejections over the past couple of years. Some fairly ridiculous rejections on a number of occassions and some examiners seem to completely ignore some of the the limitations found in independent claims, and sometimes even the base claims even after they are highlighted from a previous response.Hallihan IP Partners, LLChttp://hallihan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-54150379181520066752009-07-07T12:36:30.972-05:002009-07-07T12:36:30.972-05:00"Byrne of the PTO denied that the PTO's c..."Byrne of the PTO denied that the PTO's current philosophy is to reduce the number of issued patents. "There is not an agency policy to have examiners reject claims without merit," Byrne said. "The examination of applications is constrained by controlling case law. It is this controlling case law that examiners use as guidance in making rejections."<br /><br /><br />Lies. Lies. Lies.<br /><br />The "affirmance rate" that the PTO loves to report so much as evidence of "record breaking quality" is more lies, lies, lies.<br /><br />As Ron Katznelson reports, there were 23,000+ appeals filed in FY 2008, and only about 6,500 were docketed to the Board. The rest were re-opened because the rejections would not withstand scrutiny.<br /><br />The PTO lies. It lies. And then it lies some more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-87620838719365070042009-07-07T08:38:13.543-05:002009-07-07T08:38:13.543-05:00Probably not charging per page, but per hour and r...Probably not charging per page, but per hour and recalculating to get that number.Michael Feigin, Patent Attorneyhttp://patentlawny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-36834894938449668462009-07-07T01:56:03.851-05:002009-07-07T01:56:03.851-05:00Who in the world charges 'per page' in the...Who in the world charges 'per page' in the patent world? <br /><br />A complex appeal will cost thousands, of not tens of thousands of dollars. But it has nothing to do with the length of the brief, and everything to do with the number and complexity of the rejections being addressed.<br /><br />I tell my client to expect about 2-3x the cost of an office action response for the same number of rejections. Primarily because in an appeal brief we will often address dependent claims instead of letting them stand or fall with their parent claim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com