How do I state a Claim for rigid handles formed to a container in various configurations including no handles at all?

Q: "How do I state a [c]laim for rigid handles formed to a container in various configurations including no handles at all?" To effectively...

Q: "Does anyone know how to contact the Chinese Patent Office?" CNIPA – Home at: http://english.sipo.gov.cn/ FYI: China's Intellectual...

Can a non-obvious technical solution to a known problem be patented?

Q: "Can a non-obvious technical solution to a known problem be patented?" —Even if there are differences between the claimed invention and the...

Can a non-obvious technical solution to a known problem be patented?

As reiterated by the U.S. Supreme Court in KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., 550 U.S. 398 (2007), the framework for the objective analysis for...

Can I claim the priority date of my U.S. patent that claims the priority date of a U.S. provisional patent in a PCT?

You should be aware that a provisional application for patent—sometimes referred to as a "provisional patent application" or, simply, "provisional...

Presumably, a method of teaching can be protected by patent provided that patentability requirements are fulfilled. —The claimed invention must...

Can I limit my patent drawings to one drawing if the same process is used repeatedly?

U.S. patent drawing requirements are found in 35 U.S.C. §113, 37 CFR §1.83 and 37 CFR §1.81. The standard that is often imposed by the United...

You are correct insofar as if the issue fee is not paid within three months from the date of the notice of allowance, the application will be...

The fees involved in applying for and maintaining patents are established by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Information...

Can I apply for a PCT or any other international placeholder based on the Continuation or CIP of a U.S. patent?

You are correct insofar as a PCT application is a placeholder for subsequent nationally and regionally prosecuted patent applications, but you...