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Critical choices at Final Rejection

Appeals to the Board - When and How

Final Rejections – The Critical Point

How patents are obtained on naturally occurring genes

Biotech and Patentability: An Overview

How publication of US patent applications work

Publications - You Won't Believe How Complex It Is

How to amend under the recent rule changes

Everything You Wanted To Know About Amendments

How to figure out when something is due under every possible circumstance

Due Dates - Part 1 - The Labyrinth Explained

Due Dates - Part 2 - The Labyrinth Explained

How to interpret claims

Claim Interpretation - The CAFC recaps the rules in CCs Fitness v. Brunswick Corp.

How to know whether a patent is in force or no

Determining When Patents Expire

How to negotiate license agreements

Negotiating an Exclusive Patent License - A Case Study

Negotiating a Non-Exclusive License - A Case History

Issues in Negotiating an Exclusive Patent License

Inventorship is so much more important than it used to be

Inventorship - A Decision with Consequences

The advantages and disadvantages of provisional applications

Provisional Applications - Some People Swear By Them, Some People Swear At Them

The new Inter Partes Reexamination procedures

Inter Partes Re-examinations - New Weapon or Big Bust?

The PTO Exam

The PTO Exam and How to Pass it

The reality of patent prosecution works

How Patent Prosecution Actually Works

When design patents are useful and how to best use them

Design Patents - The Rodney Dangerfields of Patent Law

Why interviews are the key to success in the PTO

Interviews in the PTO - Can you afford to avoid them?