The Patent Office rejects most patent applications at least once. Depending on the situation, you can respond to a rejection by clarifying the language of your patent claims, or just by arguing that the examiner is wrong. Ideally, this will … Read More
If you’re accustomed to how it’s done in another country, you may find some aspects of filing a patent application in the United States confusing. As a company located outside the U.S., the patent firm you already use will … Read More
Kolitch Romano is happy to announce that Kim Fisher is the firm’s newest partner! A founding member of the law firm, Kim actively supports our clients in Trademark, Design Patent, and IP Enforcement matters. She attended Lewis & Clark Law … Read More
As an American business with an overseas reach, you may want to obtain patent coverage in Europe. It turns out you’re not the first to consider such a thing, so there are a few established ways of going about it. … Read More
The second time your patent application is rejected, the USPTO will refer to it as a “Final” Office action. The first thing to know is that it’s not actually final. As laid out in another one of our articles, this … Read More
Kolitch Romano partner Dave Bourgeau was honored to be interviewed for the April 2020 issue of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin. The article highlights how modern law firms can leverage technology to maximize flexibility, security, and responsiveness. As a founding member … Read More
The world has changed dramatically in 2020, and businesses and brand owners have no choice but to adapt. With social distancing becoming the new norm, many businesses, including traditional brick-and-mortar shops, are turning to online retail sales as a … Read More
It turns out a district court can, in fact, award attorney fees, even if the case ends in a stipulated dismissal. In Keith Manufacturing v. Butterfield, a precedential case in which KR represented the defendant Larry Butterfield throughout the litigation, … Read More
No matter how beautifully written your patent application is, or how amazing its drawings, the application won’t officially see the light of day for quite a while. In the US, a utility patent application normally remains secret for 18 months … Read More
What’s the Normal Process? Once you’ve filed your utility patent application at the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), it’s natural to wonder how long it will take before you hear back. It turns out you won’t hear anything at … Read More