A continuation patent application is a patent application that lets you, the patent applicant, pursue patent claims that are based on the same invention description and drawings as another [...]
When you’ve applied for a patent, your patent application will often get a final rejection. This is a misleading term: it is the second rejection in the course of patent prosecution, after [...]
The ordinary course of patent examination is slow. Typically, it takes two to three years, or more, to have a patent application allowed, or to receive a final rejection from the USPTO. For [...]