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What To Do Now That The AFCP (After Final Consideration Program) Is Ending?

The After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 Program (AFCP) offered to patent applicants by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is ending on December 14, 2024. The program began in 2013 and was originally slated to last only 1...more

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[Webinar] USPTO Examiner Interview Strategies: Preparing for and Conducting Interviews to Advance Patent Prosecution - June 27th,...

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This CLE course will guide patent counsel on leveraging interviews with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent examiners to prosecute patents more efficiently. The panel will provide insight into...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Updating Interview Scheduling Practices with USPTOs AIR Program

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Many patent practitioners have experienced the benefits of examiner interviews in achieving compact patent prosecution. Examiner interviews allow practitioners and examiners to discuss subtle but sometimes significant...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Show and Tell: Successful Examiner Interview Strategies for Consumer Product Cases

For consumer product companies, the Examiner interview has heightened importance and presents a unique opportunity for success. Because product lifespans are often brief and knockoffs find their way into the market quickly,...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO News Briefs - October 2015

USPTO Extends After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 Program - Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office indicated on its website and through a Patents Alert e-mail that the After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP...more

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