Over the years, our firm has prosecuted many patent applications and successfully secured patents for many clients. 2020 was a busy year with many applications having been filed. We also saw allowances issued to our clients as a result of years of work. Here is one of the patents secured by our law firm that was granted in May 2020. The prosecuting attorney was Ms. Lei Jiang.
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This particular application is a PCT application, meaning that the application was submitted through Patent Cooperation Treaty. The applicant must be a national of a PCT contracting State (a member country). There are about 150 contracting states including most major countries. This type of applications is the most complex one. There are other type applications, such as:
- Provisional application
- Utility application
- Design application
- Plant application
Our firm handles prosecution of all patent applications. It is always a great honor to practice law in front of the United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). USPTO is one of the most efficient and courteous government offices in this nation.
On patent litigation side, COVID-19 may have slowed down many economic activities, but it didn’t slow down. The infringement litigation in the first half of 2020 was up by 16% according to the National Law Journal. Also, the battleground has shifted. In 2019, Delaware had the most patent cases, but in 2020, West Texas leaped ahead with the most filings. Thus, the Western District of Texas is now entrenched as the most popular filing destination for infringement cases. This trend started when U.S. District Judge Alan Albright joined the bench in 2018.
Whether you need a patent for your idea/invention or need to defend your patent rights, we can help. For questions, please contact us.