A "continuation application" in the United States is an additional patent application filed by the same applicant as the original pending "parent" patent application to pursue different claims as in the parent application. The continuation application uses the same specification as the parent application and enjoys the same priority date...
Patent Grace Period
Can you still patent an invention after details of the invention have been published? The answer is yes in some countries, but not in other countries. In order for an invention to be patentable, both the criteria of novelty and inventive step / non-obviousness have to be met. In general,...
Prioritising Trade Mark Registration for COVID-19 products and services.
The US Patent and Trademark Office has announced a major new programme to enable applicants for trade mark registration for brand names for COVID-19 related medical products and services. It will be possible for an trade mark applicant to request acceleration of the trade mark registration process and the fees for prioritizing the examination will be...