by evansfox | Mar 29, 2013
You receive a final office action that allows some claims, giving you the option to file an RCE to keep arguing the non-allowed claims. In the end, you may get a patent with broader claims. However, there is some amount of risk in not capturing the allowed claims. The...
by evansfox | Sep 21, 2011
After a patent application is filed, the Patent Office assigns an Examiner to review the merits of the invention and determine if a patent should be issued. The formal response of the Patent Examiner is called an Office Action. An applicant (inventor) responds to the...
