M&B IP Patent Firm

04/06/2022

Thank you for attending our Webinar!
We hope you enjoyed it and found it useful. You can access the presentation slides as well as previous webinars and articles by going to our website here: https://mb-ip.com/blog/intellectual-property-strategies-for-early-stage-start-up-companies/

Please feel free to pass these along to colleagues who may be interested. Also, be on the lookout for a new article that will be posted this month about patent coverage and portfolio strategy. If you have any questions, feedback, or ideas for future webinar topics, please don’t hesitate to let us know!

Thank you!
The M&B IP Team

03/28/2022

Join us next Tuesday, April 5th, 2022, at 10:00 AM EST (US & Canada) for an insightful webinar about Intellectual Property Strategies for Early-Stage Start-Up Companies. Click on the link and save your spot for this insightful webinar: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/7/p5kr6tq
See you there! https://lnkd.in/dwdEmJbC

02/28/2022

Welcome to our February Newsletter!
Upcoming Webinar - IP Strategies for Early-Stage Start-Up companies, new NFTS Article, China joins WIPO, Broad Patent Claims, and our new website!

We're excited to announce that our new and refreshed M&B IP website is live! The updated site includes changes to navigation, with a better user experience for both mobile and desktop versions.

01/24/2022

In this month's article we are going over the basics of what NFTs are and how they work? Our next topic will be about how you might be able to use patents to protect your NFT-related inventions. Check in next month for the next article in this series to find out more.

https://mb-ip.com/blog/what-is-a-non-fungible-token-nft/

01/18/2022

Let's discuss about US Patent MythBusters!

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01/10/2022

USPTO announced a new Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response (DSMER) Pilot Program for nonprovisional patent applications that will launch on February 1, 2022. This program is designed to evaluate how deferred applicant responses to subject matter eligibility (SME) rejections could affect examination efficiency and patent quality as compared to traditional compact prosecution practice. Participation in this program is by invitation only.

More information about this pilot program is available on the USPTO website or in the Federal Register Notice announcing the program: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/06/2021-28473/deferred-subject-matter-eligibility-response-pilot-program

12/15/2021

What is a Restriction Requirement? Read our latest blog post and find out!

There can be only one invention per one patent application. If an Examiner finds that the claims in a single application point to multiple inventions, he will

12/01/2021

Our November Newsletter is out! Register for our upcoming Webinar, learn more about the Restriction Requirement topic, and see our monthly Patent MythBuster
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11/24/2021

The M&B IP Team is sending the warmest thoughts and best wishes to you and your family! We are grateful to be part of this journey of prosperity and success with you. Happy Thanksgiving!

11/03/2021

Join us in welcoming Sharon Zirkiev as our newest Patent Engineer.
Welcome to the M&B IP team, Sharon!

11/02/2021

Join us in welcoming Gregory Gurshman as our newest Senior Patent Agent. Welcome to the M&B IP team, Greg!

10/21/2021

Although thousands of appeals are filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board annually, patent applicants utilize oral hearings in relatively few of them. As a result, many patent professionals do not have experience, or do not have significant experience, in oral hearings.

The following article shows some do’s and don’ts based on our experience with the oral hearing process: https://lnkd.in/gBVcQdKn

Hearings before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board may be the moments of make-or-break in legal challenges. Here are five things to know about PTAB oral