The After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP) is part of the USPTO’s on-going efforts towards compact prosecution and increased collaboration between examiners, inventors and the patent bar. Certain requirements must be met to qualify for the provisions of the AFCP. For example: 1. The amendment places the application in condition for allowance by canceling claims or [...]

Amendments or Arguments after Final Rejection may be Accepted under new USPTO Pilot Program
Social Networking Patents Emerge from US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)
Amazon, Google and Facebook have each recently been granted US Patents for social networking related patents. Each of the patents have issued in the wake of the important case of In re Bilske, 545 F.3d 943 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 30, 2008), cert. Granted sub nom. Bilski v. Doll, 129 S. Ct. 2735 (June 1, 2009) [...]
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