ProSearch Update – Sec. 112 Indefinite Depth Rejections and In re Maatita Summary: Four Applications mentioned In re Maatita. In the first, the applicant overcame a 112 rejection by amending the description of the figure. In the second, the applicant overcame the Sec. 112 rejection by inserting broken line boundaries
Working with design patents can be enjoyable because they consist mainly of a drawing or set of drawings. There is some written description to be sure, but absent are the typical pages and pages of text usually found in utility patents. However, attractive drawings can be misleading. Despite the apparent
Why Design Patent Pro (DPP) ProSearch? DPP ProSearch is intended to fill a gap in the resources available to design patent practitioners by providing a searchable database of design patent applications containing at least one non-final rejection. New case law and administrative decisions related to design patents are readily
1. Do drawing figures contain broken lines? Then a broken line statement should be included. 2. Do drawing figures not contain broken lines? Then a broken line statement should not be included. 3. Does the broken line statement (BLS) expressly identify what is represented by each type of
Common Rejections In General 1. Improperly including a broken line statement when no broken lines exist in the drawing figures. If the drawing figures have no broken lines, then a broken line statement should not be included. This sometime happens when drawing figures containing broken lines are cancelled during