Patent Prosecution

Matthew Y Ma

Chapter 7 in Fundamentals of Patenting and Licensing for Scientists and Engineers, 2015, pp 153-168 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Patent prosecution provides an opportunity for the applicant to work with a Patent Office examiner to get his patent granted, and it requires as much technical assistance from inventors as the drafting of the application. It is strongly encouraged that inventors get involved in the patent prosecution process in order to seek high quality patents that are in the best interest of the patent holder. While Office rejections are common during patent prosecutions, they push inventors to take another critical look at their own applications in preparing the rebuttal of the rejection. This chapter addresses common issues you may encounter in a patent prosecution and the options you may have. The rebuttal of an Office action on the merits and the strategies for the rebuttal deserve attention in a separate chapter.

Keywords: Patent; Patent Law; Patent Filing; Patent Licensing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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