FAQs Patent Questions

Question:Applicants must respond to actions to the Patent office within a prescribed time limit.

Answer:
The reply of an applicant to an action by the Office must be made within a prescribed time limit. The maximum period for reply is set at six months by the statute (35 U.S.C. 133) which also provides that the Director may shorten the time for reply to not less than 30 days.

Question:Applicants must respond to actions to the Patent office within a prescribed time limit.

Answer:
The reply of an applicant to an action by the Office must be made within a prescribed time limit. The maximum period for reply is set at six months by the statute (35 U.S.C. 133) which also provides that the Director may shorten the time for reply to not less than 30 days.

Question:In order to disclose the appearance of the claimed design you must provide sufficient protographs.

Answer:
The drawings or photographs should contain a sufficient number of views to completely disclose the appearance of the claimed design, i.e., front, rear, right and left sides, top and bottom.

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