Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

Before you start the process again, please realize that no patent practitioner can guarantee you that you will get the patent. Unfortunately, it happens sometimes that you apply for and are eventually unable to get a patent. When application gets rejected, it costs money to respond. You should definitely plan on having to respond to at least one office action which can cost somewhere between $500.00 to $1000.00 (could be more) and even then, you might not get the patent.

As for your new filing; I would need more information to help you decide how to proceed. The first thing you have to consider is if your new invention is patentable over your old invention. If you old application was published, (which is likely unless you specifically gave up foreign filing and requested no publication), it can be used to reject your new application.

You need to discuss your invention with a patent attorney or agent. I would be glad to help. Feel free to give me a call for a free consultation. Good luck.

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Good Luck.