Posted on May 5, 2015 in Blog

If you own a U.S. patent and would consider selling it, Google has instituted an experimental “Patent Purchase Promotion” from May 8 – May 22, 2015. During this “open period”, patentees can submit a Patent Order Submission Form for each patent (one per patent), which allows the patentee to describe his/her patent , along with the offer price to sell it to Google.

Posted on Feb 23, 2015 in Blog

U.S. applicants interested in protecting their designs outside the U.S. will soon have the option of filing a single international design patent application under the Hague Agreement. The Hague Agreement goes into effect in the U.S. on May 13, 2015.

Posted on Sep 24, 2014 in Blog

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) recently initiated a pilot program that allows software-related patent applications that are accepted in the program to receive expedited processing and examination. Accepted applications are placed on the examiner’s special docket prior to the first Office Action, and receive “special status” up to issuance of a first Office Action.