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(57)How we work

Every matter follows the same method, drawn here the way the USPTO would want it drawn: one desk, clear reports, and action only on your written instruction.

INSTRUCTIONS CONFLICT CHECK CLEAR ANDENGAGED? FILE ADVISE ACT ON INSTRUCTION NODECLINEAND TELL YOU YES 102104106108110112 107 FIG. 2

The method, step by step

The reference numerals match FIG. 2.

  1. Instructions

    Send the application, PCT, or registration number, the deadline, the parties, and what you want done. One email is enough to open the matter.

  2. Conflict check

    We check the parties against our records before anything else happens. Please hold back confidential technical detail until this step is done.

  3. Clear and engaged?

    If the parties are clear, we confirm the engagement in writing and the matter goes ahead.

  4. Decline and tell you

    If there is a conflict, we tell you promptly, decline the matter, and do not act on it.

  5. File

    We file at the USPTO on your instruction.

  6. Advise

    Office actions explained in plain terms, with the options and our recommendation.

  7. Act on instruction

    We act on your written instruction, confirm when it is done, and report the outcome when the USPTO responds.

What you can expect

One point of contact
The registered patent attorney who reads your instructions is the one who signs the filing.
Plain English
The issue in plain terms, the options, and a recommendation.
File history first
Before we answer any office action, we read the complete file history and every reference the examiner cites.
Confidentiality
Unpublished applications and client communications stay confidential, under our professional duties and U.S. law.
Pacific Time
Working on Pacific Time, with an evening that overlaps the Asian business morning.

Start with step 102.

Send the instructions. We take it from the conflict check onward.

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