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Patent prosecution, cited to the source
Durable reference on US patent prosecution — statutory deadlines, USPTO practitioner guidance, and pricing — written and maintained by a USPTO-registered patent agent, with the governing authorities cited on every page.
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Patent non-final Office Action response deadlines (US utility applications)
How the reply period works for a non-final Office Action in US patent prosecution: the shortened statutory period, extensions of time for a fee up to the six-month statutory maximum, and what happens if you miss it. This page is about patent Office Actions — not trademark.
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Transparent patent software pricing: what IP Craft costs
IP Craft publishes its prices in full: free docketing and AI assistance, pay-per-artifact drafts from $500, and $20/user/mo team seats. Most patent-software vendors don't publish a price at all — here is ours, in plain numbers, with the market context.
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Using AI in practice before the USPTO: disclosure, confidentiality, and review
The USPTO's April 2024 guidance on AI tools in practice (89 FR 25609) is still in force. It creates no blanket duty to disclose that you used AI — but your signature, your duty of candor, your duty to protect client confidences, and your duty to review every paper all apply regardless of whether AI helped.
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