Legal Question in Business Law in New York

Re: patent law

Yes. the patent office can be a recalcitrant beast sometimes.

You can appeal decisions of the examiner to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences after the final rejection of any part of your patent application. If they uphold the examiner's rejection, you can appeal that decision (sometimes) to the DC Circuit District Court or, occasionally, to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.

Of course, your best bet is to hire a patent attorney (not an agent for appeal work, just in case the matter has to go to the courts where an agent cannot practice) to handle the matter for you; it may well be that the patent office is not communicating well and someone who deals with them often can save you the time, trouble and expense of an appeal.

Good luck.

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Re: patent law

A patent attorney can help you with your patent application. Please contact one.

Re: patent law

You should speak with a patent attorney about your rights and the patent process as this is a very specialized area of law. Please feel free to contact my office if you would like a referral to an expert in the field of patent law.