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Originally Posted by Greg Marra
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I showed this patent application to my wife, who happens to write patents professionally, and she pulled up this file showing the "prosecution history". (It is publicly available from uspto.gov but you have to know how to get into PAIR and what to look for.) To summarize, all the original claims have been modified, new claims have been written and the process continues.
While my wife, as a Canadian, refrains from offering opinions on American patents or laws, she does offer one comment on this file. "This," she says, "is one EXPENSIVE file." At least, that is, assuming that normal legal fees are being charged. Dean must
really want this patent.
Jason
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04-11-2008 Pre-Brief Appeal Conference decision 2
03-07-2008 Pre-Brief Conference request 7
03-07-2008 Status Letter Mailed to Applicant 2
03-07-2008 Transmittal to TC 1
02-28-2008 Notice of Appeal Filed 2
02-28-2008 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 2
02-28-2008 Status Letter Mailed to Applicant 2
11-29-2007 Non-Final Rejection 4
11-29-2007 Index of Claims 1
11-29-2007 Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes 1
10-12-2007 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) 3
10-12-2007 Transmittal to TC 2
10-12-2007 Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of CPA/RCE 1
10-12-2007 Claims 2
10-12-2007 Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment 7
10-12-2007 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 2
10-12-2007 Status Letter Mailed to Applicant 2
10-12-2007 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 1
08-14-2007 Final Rejection 6
08-14-2007 Bibliographic Data Sheet 1
08-14-2007 Index of Claims 1
08-14-2007 Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes 1
07-30-2007 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 1
07-09-2007 Amendment - After Non-Final Rejection 1
07-09-2007 Specification 1
07-09-2007 Claims 2
07-09-2007 Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment 6
07-09-2007 Claims 1
07-09-2007 Status Letter Mailed to Applicant 2
07-09-2007 Transmittal to TC 2
05-15-2007 Non-Final Rejection 5
05-15-2007 List of references cited by examiner 1
05-15-2007 Index of Claims 1
05-15-2007 Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes 1
05-15-2007 Bibliographic Data Sheet 1
04-17-2007 Examiner Interview Summary Record (PTOL - 413) 4
04-17-2007 Bibliographic Data Sheet 1
04-12-2007 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 1
04-12-2007 Index of Claims 1
04-05-2007 Amendment - After Non-Final Rejection 1
04-05-2007 Claims 2
04-05-2007 Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment 5
04-05-2007 Status Letter Mailed to Applicant 2
04-05-2007 Transmittal to TC 2
03-20-2007 Non-Final Rejection 4
03-20-2007 List of references cited by examiner 1
03-20-2007 NPL Documents 17
03-20-2007 Bibliographic Data Sheet 1
03-20-2007 Index of Claims 1
03-20-2007 Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes 1
01-19-2007 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) 3
01-19-2007 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 2
01-19-2007 Status Letter Mailed to Applicant 2
01-19-2007 Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of CPA/RCE 1
01-19-2007 Claims 3
01-19-2007 Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment 5
01-19-2007 Claims 1
01-19-2007 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 1
12-15-2006 Final Rejection 5
12-15-2006 Bibliographic Data Sheet 1
12-15-2006 Index of Claims 1
12-15-2006 Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes 1
10-13-2006 Notice of Change of Address placed in File Wrapper due to EBC Customer Number update 1
09-26-2006 Amendment - After Non-Final Rejection 2
09-26-2006 Claims 2
09-26-2006 Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment 3
09-26-2006 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 1
08-14-2006 Examiner Interview Summary Record (PTOL - 413) 3
06-27-2006 Non-Final Rejection 5
06-27-2006 Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes 1
06-27-2006 Index of Claims 1
06-27-2006 Bibliographic Data Sheet 1
04-12-2006 Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308) 1
04-07-2006 Supplemental Response or Supplemental Amendment 4
04-07-2006 Specification 1
04-07-2006 Claims 4
04-07-2006 Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment 1
04-06-2006 Power of Attorney 3
04-05-2006 Request for Continued Examination (RCE) 6
04-05-2006 Claims 3
04-05-2006 Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment 2
04-05-2006 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 1
11-08-2005 Final Rejection 5
11-08-2005 Bibliographic Data Sheet 1
11-08-2005 Index of Claims 1
11-08-2005 Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes 1
09-12-2005 Amendment - After Non-Final Rejection 1
09-12-2005 Claims 1
09-12-2005 Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment 3
09-12-2005 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 1
03-08-2005 Non-Final Rejection 7
03-08-2005 List of references cited by examiner 1
03-08-2005 Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes 1
03-08-2005 Index of Claims 1
03-08-2005 Bibliographic Data Sheet 1
01-03-2004 Transmittal of New Application 3
01-03-2004 Specification 24
01-03-2004 Claims 1
01-03-2004 Abstract 1
01-03-2004 Drawings-only black and white line drawings 3
01-03-2004 Oath or Declaration filed 1
01-03-2004 Application Data Sheet 1
01-03-2004 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 1
01-03-2004 Fee Worksheet (PTO-06) 1