According to this, the maintenance fees business seems to be very lucrative. Of course this company has a long standing reputation but still... it seems that this is a good business today even though, for practitioners, paying maintenance fees is usually a big burden since they have to chase clients to get their instructions!
In any cases, this is a clear demonstration that well-managed operations always pay!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
The Case For Not Accelerating Prosecution
It is key, in many instances, to get patent protection as soon as possible.
In most of the countries, it is possible to fast-track prosecution providing that at least a petition and fees are paid. Moreover, aside "Patent Prosecution Highways (PPH)", local (national)procedures exist.
In Canada, for instance, it is possible to make a patent application "special". To file a petition to "make (the application) special".
In the US also it is possible to expedite prosecution using, inter alia, the "Accelerated Examination Program". The issue with this program is that you have basically to do the work of the examiner and to present it after to him for approval. Needless to say that a nice file-wrapper is therefore built by the Applicant... Good for future litigation!!!
In any cases, I think that expediting prosecution right now in the US could be very harmful in many cases since the Bilsky case is now right now in front of the Supreme court. Practitioners should therefore, in my opinion, wait before the dust settle to expedite prosecution. I strongly believe that the Supreme court decision in Bilsky will reshape the future of the protection of software/business methods innovations in the US.
We should therefore be very cautious before the Supreme court speaks!
Do you agree?
In most of the countries, it is possible to fast-track prosecution providing that at least a petition and fees are paid. Moreover, aside "Patent Prosecution Highways (PPH)", local (national)procedures exist.
In Canada, for instance, it is possible to make a patent application "special". To file a petition to "make (the application) special".
In the US also it is possible to expedite prosecution using, inter alia, the "Accelerated Examination Program". The issue with this program is that you have basically to do the work of the examiner and to present it after to him for approval. Needless to say that a nice file-wrapper is therefore built by the Applicant... Good for future litigation!!!
In any cases, I think that expediting prosecution right now in the US could be very harmful in many cases since the Bilsky case is now right now in front of the Supreme court. Practitioners should therefore, in my opinion, wait before the dust settle to expedite prosecution. I strongly believe that the Supreme court decision in Bilsky will reshape the future of the protection of software/business methods innovations in the US.
We should therefore be very cautious before the Supreme court speaks!
Do you agree?
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