patent

November, 4th, 2016

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup

WHIPgroup attorneys obtained allowance of an application directed to a control system for a melting and refining process. The application had received a Final Office Action that rejected the claims as obvious over a patent [Read More…]

November, 3rd, 2016

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup

WHIPgroup was successful in using the Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) Program to reopen prosecution for a case directed to a medical manipulator. After receiving a Final Office Action, WHIPgroup used the P3 program to argue that [Read More…]

October, 28th, 2016

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup

WHIPgroup successfully used the USPTO’s new P3 program for an application directed to computer software for alerting an operator of a condition in an industrial system. The application received a Final Office Action that rejected [Read More…]

October, 27th, 2016

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup

Since the start of the Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) Program in July 2016, WHIPgroup has participated in dozens of P3 conferences. WHIPgroup has successfully used P3 to advance prosecution of applications towards allowance without resorting to [Read More…]

September, 2nd, 2016

Categories: Articles, Blog, News Tags: patent, PTAB, whipgroup

WHIPgroup secured a favorable decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, reversing all rejections of an application directed to a method for representing an endoscopic view and viewing direction, which provides greater situational awareness [Read More…]

August, 31st, 2016

Categories: Articles, Blog, News Tags: litigation, patent, PTAB, whipgroup

WHIPgroup attorneys secured a favorable decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”), reversing all rejections of an application directed to a method and apparatus for the production of a workpiece of exact geometry. [Read More…]

August, 11th, 2016

Categories: Articles, Blog, News Tags: patent, PTAB, USPTO, whipgroup

After an oral argument before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, WHIPgroup attorneys secured a written opinion reversing anticipation and obviousness rejections by the Patent Office. The patent application, for WHIPgroup client Netzsch, concerns a [Read More…]

August, 9th, 2016

Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup

With sadness and respect, we pass along the news that our great friend Ray Niro died Monday in Italy. Ray was a stand-out among US IP attorneys, and unflinching in his support for the sole [Read More…]

July, 25th, 2016

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup

The USPTO launched the Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) Program, which seeks to improve upon two other post-final rejection programs including the After Final Consideration Program and the Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program. P3 provides the benefit of [Read More…]