The Securities Class Action Filed Against CV Scien
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Let me copy and paste some important facts:
“…USPTO’s response to the patent attorney may be a second (or final) rejection, typically what is called a final official action. The issuance of a final official action starts a six-month clock running, and unless certain things take place, then upon expiration of the six-month time period, the patent application will be deemed abandoned. Unless the invention has lost all commercial value, that’s not the outcome that each interested party desires.”
“…A procedure called a request for continued examination (RCE) is one option that may then be invoked whereby a form is filed, a fee is paid, and the applicant is then given two more “bites” at the proverbial apple to convince the USPTO to issue a patent. RCEs may be filed indefinitely, as long as a patent application remains pending. Unfortunately, every time an RCE is filed an additional government fee needs to be paid.”
“…There is another option available when an application has received a final official action, and that is to file an appeal to the patent trial and appeal board (PTAB). If a final official action has been issued, and the applicant believes that the rejections are wrong, an appeal brief can be filed and the PTAB can review the examiner’s rejections and usually either affirm (agree with) those rejections or reverse (disagree with) those rejections. Affirmation may result in abandonment, or the applicant can file an RCE, modify their patent claims and try again with the examiner. Reversal of the rejections almost always will result in allowance and subsequent patent grant.”
“… the USPTO created yet another option for dealing with a final official action, and this brand new procedure has attracted substantial interest. Under the post-prosecution pilot program (P3), a patent applicant can request reconsideration of a final official action rejection, and also can propose an amendment to the patent application’s claims. This must be done within two months of the final official action.”
Reference:
http://www.caesar.law/news-resources/options-...ejections/